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Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki made Venmo payments before disappearance

University of Pittsburgh student Suddiksha Konanki is missing, and he paid twice in the afternoon for Benmo.

The 20-year-old Virginia native made a deal 40 minutes down the afternoon of March 5th. US Sun.

Conanki's first payment was made to an unspecified user at 2:54pm, with only yacht emojis added to the transaction description.

Sudiksha Konanki made two Venmo payments before disappearing in the Dominican Republic on March 6, 2025. Via Reuters

At 3:38pm, Conanki paid for a second Benmo user for “Coco Bongo.”

She was finally walking the beach with Iowa tourist Josh Aribe, 24, at 5:50am on March 6th at Riu Hotel & Resort in Punta Cana.

Pennsylvania College junior stayed at the resort after arriving on the Caribbean island for spring break on March 3rd. Libe was staying at the same resort.

Riibe and Konanki were captured on video surveillance early in the evening and hugged each other while walking with a group of six other people the night she disappeared.

The two were seen walking their arms to their arms and taking selfies to Conanki line up at 4:15am

Most of the friends group had returned to the hotel by 5:50am, but the re-event did not return until before 9am.

Conanki walks with Joshua Libe and a group of friends during spring break. I don't know
Pennsylvania College junior stayed at the resort after arriving on the Caribbean island for spring break on March 3rd. Libe was staying at the same resort. Tiktok / @sudikshakonanki

The missing person's report was submitted by a friend of Conanki at around 4pm on March 6th.

Her father then submitted his own report to his hometown Loudoun County Sheriff's Office almost two hours later.

Authorities revealed that the resort lost power at 1:27am, which could be the reason why Conanki was on the beach in the middle of the night.

The blackout, which was not fully restored until early in the morning, disabled the resort's security systems and cameras.

Beach areas are usually off limits at night, meaning they are not being monitored, and the outages also destroyed lighting, security systems and surveillance cameras. The Dominican reported today.

The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office has identified Libe, a senior at St. Cloud State University, as someone interested in the case.

He is believed to be the last person to see Conanki before she disappears, but officials warned him that he is not a suspect.

The 22-year-old Iowa native is said to be working with local and US officials, and the two of them said they were feeling sick and were in the water before they died in the sand.

Authorities revealed that the resort lost power at 1:27am, which could be the reason why Conanki was on the beach in the middle of the night.

The Riibe will be under 24 hours of surveillance while remaining on the island as of Friday, but will be free to return to the United States.

He did not share any information about the discussion with police when a reporter outside the five-star hotel was faced with.

“Sorry, I can't say anything now,” he said. I told the Daily Mail.

Following local news reports, it was initially believed Conanki had entered the water and drowned, but prosecutors announced Wednesday that he had not ruled out “foul plays” but had not filed criminal charges.

Members of the Civil Defense Dog Unit search around the Dominican Republic for missing students. AP

Authorities treated Conanki's loss of failure as a case for missing persons until Wednesday's announcement.

Liebe's friends and family urged him not to be held responsible for Conanki's loss, claiming that he would “not hurt the fly.”

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