Telangana student goes missing in US; minister seeks MEA, Boston: A practical reader guide

Telangana student goes missing in US; minister seeks MEA, Boston: A practical reader guide

A 23-year-old student from Telangana has gone missing in Boston in United States, prompting state minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy to seek urgent intervention from the ministry of external affairs, the Boston Police and relevant agencies.

Boston Police issues missing alert

Her father said that according to police, her last available location was traced near her room, ANI reported. The student, identified as Sreeja Reddy Koya, is pursuing her higher education at the University of Massachusetts Boston. They added that Sreeja she have gone to the Carson Beach or Harbor Point areas.

The Boston Police issued a missing person alert for her, which said she had been missing since November 2.. In their alert issued on November 5, the Boston Police requested public assistance in efforts to locate the 23-year-old, while also providing details of her whereabouts before she went missing. The cops said that Sreeja was last seen leaving her residence in Dorchester’s Edison Green at around 9.45 pm on November 2.

She was wearing a black jacket and blue jeans, the Boston Police said in the alert a couple of days ago. He said her family was anxiously awaiting her return and had not received any information about her since she went missing. “The police said that she might be nearby and will come back as her last available location was just half a kilometre from her room,” he said, according to ANI. He said it had been five days since she went missing.

“Her phone was also switched off. She left her room for a walk on November 2, and her mobile phone has remained switched off since then, ANI reported, according to Sreeja’s family.

“On that day, she went to college, came back to her room and later went out for a walk,” ANI cited Sreeja’s father as saying. He said his daughter had gone missing after walking for just 1km. A complaint was registered,” he said.