Sudiksha Konanki's Parents Request Legal Declaration of Death

Why Missing Indian Student Sudiksha Konanki's Parents Want Her Declared Dead

The parents of missing Indian student Sudiksha Konanki want their daughter declared dead to "seek closure", authorities told CNN.

By Rebekah Riess, CNN The parents of Sudiksha Konanki, the missing U.S. student in Punta Cana, have asked Dominican authorities to declare their daughter dead. Your application exposes the heartbreaking reality of losing a child and the handling of the legal proceedings of a disappearance case. Investigators believe that Konanki drowned and “no evidence of a crime has been found,” Subbaraudu and Sreedevi Konanki wrote in a letter obtained by CNN…

Missing US student’s parents speak out for the first time

The parents of Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student who went missing in the Dominican Republic while on Spring Break, are speaking out for the first time since their daughter disappeared. They are asking authorities to officially declare their daughter dead.

Sudiksha Konanki’s Mother Breaks Down and Father Consoles Her as Parents Publicly React to Daughter's Presumed Death

Missing college student Sudiksha Konanki’s mother broke down as her father said they were "coming to terms with the fact that our daughter has drowned."

Missing Pa. college student’s parents say they believe she drowned

An Iowa man last seen with Sudiksha Konanki was in a Dominican court Tuesday trying to get his passport back so he can return home.

Parents of missing woman in Punta Cana explain why they asked authorities to declare daughter dead

The parents of Sudiksha Konanki, the college student who disappeared during a spring break trip in the Dominican Republic, spoke out March 18 for the first time.