India, March 11 -- The family of missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki reportedly believes she may have become a victim of a crime. The 20-year-old Indian-origin woman mysteriously disappeared while on a spring break holiday in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. She was last seen at the Riu Republica Resort beach on March 6 around 4:50 am.

Local authorities believe Konanki may have drowned after jumping in the ocean, but a complaint seeking to intensify search efforts made a more sinister suggestion, stating that "while it is possible that Sudiksha drowned, there is a growing suspicion that there may be a crime, specifically the possibility of kidnapping," WTOP reported.

"It's four days, and if she was in water, she wou...