Person of interest identified in search for missing University of Pittsburgh student who vanished on DR spring break trip
A person of interest has been identified in the weeklong search for missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, according to U.S. authorities.
A person of interest has been identified in the weeklong search for missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, who vanished while on a spring break trip in the Dominican Republic, according to an official in the U.S.
A spokesperson for the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office in Virginia, where the 20-year-old biology student is from, told NBC News Wednesday morning that a person of interest has been identified by U.S. investigators.
The sheriff's office has no jurisdiction in the case, but has sent detectives to Punta Cana to assist with the U.S. side of the investigation.
Dominican Republic authorities have not confirmed if the individual is a person of interest in their investigation, too. Dominican Republic National Police referred questions to the local Attorney General’s office on Wednesday morning.
Sudiksha Konanki.Obtained by NBC News"This is not the same thing as a suspect as this is not a criminal matter. It is still a missing person case," sheriff’s office spokesperson Thomas Julia told NBC News.
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