Surveillance video shows American college student Sudiksha Konanki is missing
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic – A 20-year-old college student was captured with friends on surveillance video during spring break at a vacation spot in the Dominican Republic, and then she mysteriously disappeared.
Dominican National Police said in a statement that the University of Pittsburgh junior high school student Sudiksha Konanki was last seen on a surveillance camera, and five other people entered the beach at Riu República Hotel in Punta Cana after 4:15 a.m. on Thursday.
Surveillance video obtained by Noticias Sin captures groups at the five-star resort towards the beach.
The video was the last time the authorities followed the Connabeans and then the Virginia residents disappeared.
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Sudiksha Konanki in Facebook selfie photo. The 20-year-old Pittsburgh junior has disappeared since March 6 when she disappeared from a five-star resort in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic. (Sudiksha Konanki/Facebook)
Konanki’s disappearance has sparked widespread speculation about the incident, prompting law enforcement investigations in the Dominican Republic and the United States.
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On March 6, 4:15 a.m. on the beach outside Riu Republica Resort on March 6, according to the Dominican National Police.
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The video captures Konanki, accompanied by two men and three women. The authorities were identified as “male friend” when the 20-year-old saw a blond man tightly grasping.
The male friend who was with Konanki at the time of his disappearance is under investigation.
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It is not clear who the “young man” is, but police say he is in the water of the same beach and they are questioning him in an attempt to confirm his version of the incident.
The beach is visible at RIU Republica Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Contributed by D’Lani Sweeney)
Military personnel are looking for Sudiksha Konanki, a student from the United States, who disappeared on the beach in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic on Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)
In the ongoing investigation, authorities have not named any suspects. The Dominican National Police said in a press release Tuesday that they are “revisiting targeted people who are at the distance of their victims when they are missing.”
“This includes staying with the hotel staff, Konanki and her companions, with the aim of collecting information to confirm her movements, interactions and any relevant details of the investigation,” they said.
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When asked about Monday’s report that Konanki might have drowned, a spokesman for the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital authorities “have heard of this and there is no evidence yet.”
The FBI, the U.S. Embassy conducted a joint investigation into the disappearance of Concarney in the Dominican Republic, the Dominican National Police and the Dominican Prosecutor’s Office.
