Missing college student in the Dominican Republic from Ashburn

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Did they decide to return to room because she asked them to leave them alone or by that point they felt they should given time of morning etc..? Any accounts reported? It's a long thread maybe it was reported before?

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Anonymous wrote:Yea. Caste system whether you call it that or not exists everywhere

b.s. maybe it does in your head? nothing like that exists even among Indians by and large and not among those who grew up here in US, went to schools and colleges like Sudiksha. Many parents probably don't like this idea of dating someone outside of your ethnicity because of cultural biases and/or they are worried of conforming to some tradition like back home, however I have seen a lot of them get over it after their kids decide to pursue someone different as partner and in a lot of these cases such relationships have endured quite well. I know a few people myself who have done very well, with families getting along well.

Good for you and Indians. Maybe get out of your bubble and look around and read. Caste system is in U.S. system in form of Blacks and others being treated as lower.

"blacks and others being treated as lower" that's probably some racists which in my mind is a minority, but I see what you're trying to do, you're one of those with the nutty idea that this is systemic within the US. Sound like some radical left wing idea, don't think I have too much to argue with someone with that mindset.

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It’s been said they brought her phone back to the room so she would appear to be sleeping if her parents checked her location.

People just made this up out of their asses, stop repeating it as if it had any basis in fact.

Please. This is page 182 of this thread and nearly all of the posts are fictitious conjecture.

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This entire awful saga is one situation after another that we warn our children (including college age young adults) to avoid. Just poor decision after poor decision. Terribly sad that the price paid was Sudiksha's life.

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Anonymous wrote:Yea. Caste system whether you call it that or not exists everywhere

b.s. maybe it does in your head? nothing like that exists even among Indians by and large and not among those who grew up here in US, went to schools and colleges like Sudiksha. Many parents probably don't like this idea of dating someone outside of your ethnicity because of cultural biases and/or they are worried of conforming to some tradition like back home, however I have seen a lot of them get over it after their kids decide to pursue someone different as partner and in a lot of these cases such relationships have endured quite well. I know a few people myself who have done very well, with families getting along well.

Good for you and Indians. Maybe get out of your bubble and look around and read. Caste system is in U.S. system in form of Blacks and others being treated as lower.

"blacks and others being treated as lower" that's probably some racists which in my mind is a minority, but I see what you're trying to do, you're one of those with the nutty idea that this is systemic within the US. Sound like some radical left wing idea, don't think I have too much to argue with someone with that mindset.

Yep people are ignorant if you don't believe there is no "caste" system in good ole US of A.

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Anonymous wrote:It would be nice if the parents now hold a press conference here in the U.S., explain carefully to the public that neither the girls NOR the young man are responsible for her drowning. Perhaps they can add the young man went to great lengths to try to be helpful. They should ask the Dominican Republic to release the poor boy so he can go back to his studies.

While it's understandable that in their shock and embarrassment and grief they were suggesting their daughter might have been the victim of trafficking or murder, they need to be cognizant these accusations were picked up by the media to outright accuse the innocent young man. They need to publicly thank him, and offer an apology to him for what the media and the Dominican Republic have put him through.

I realize the parents didn't ask for this and they reacted as loving and horrified parents. But there has to be a certain level of culpability on their part for what this boy has gone through. They need to take steps to help lift the cloud of blame from his good name so that it doesn't follow him for the rest of his life -- just as the Indian community has circled around the girls to protect them from fallout.

I hope that young man acquires an SOB lawyer to go after the Dominican Republic for detaining him illegally, and to go after the media for dragging his good name through the mud. The Indian community did a good job of protecting the girls. Those girls were more culpable than this boy, as they were the friends who had a responsibility to keep tabs on each other. The boy was there to have fun, no more, but he is the one who paid the price.

What I've learned from this incident is that the Dominican Republic has dangerous resorts full of crime. I read an account of a woman who got assaulted by a resort employee. I read of bars that routinely spike drinks. It goes on. This is a freaking dangerous destination.

May this tragedy be a reminder to American college kids that these excursion can turn deadly in a moment. May the girl's soul rest in peace.

Press conference? Geez. They are probably not the reason the POI was detained and remained there so why should they "clear" him?

+1. Circled the wagons and to deflect from their culpability and abandonment, smeared an innocent boy, who probably risked his own life in a futile attempt to save her. The boy is honorable, her "friends" are rubbish.

Her friends are not rubbish. Had they been convinced to stay on the beach, they may have attempted to save her and there would be a lot more drownings. They did nothing wrong.

No need for phantom hypotheticals of some random outside force - we know for certain some things the girls did decide. Five of them walked to the beach from the hotel bar at 4am with an obviously unsteady Sudisksha walking arm-in-arm with a drunk dude they'd just met; the 5 of them left Sudiksha at the red flag beach with treacherous water and took Sudiska's phone with them; with Sudiksha's whereabouts unknown, the 5 of them continued on to their day excursion; and, they all left Sudisksha behind one final time as they left the island to fly home.

Why did they take her phone? Were they bullying her? Taking someone's phone in a strange country and then leaving them alone with a guy? It's very weird. iPhones have been water proof for years now.

It’s been said they brought her phone back to the room so she would appear to be sleeping if her parents checked her location.

Yikes. This is a good reminder to tell your kids you won’t be mad at them for something like this. I actually got my kid an Apple Watch with separate data plan for her HS graduation because I wanted an additional way for her to be able to call for help and//or location tracked if she lost her phone. I would put a AirTag under her skin if I could! I don’t care if she’s sleeping around — I just want to be able to find her!

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Anonymous wrote:This entire awful saga is one situation after another that we warn our children (including college age young adults) to avoid. Just poor decision after poor decision. Terribly sad that the price paid was Sudiksha's life.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you...:never been drunk???

You remember bits and pieces of your evening after vomiting and prior to passing out.

There is an awful lot of missing time between the bits and the pieces (speaking as someone who has blacked out a few times). Your brain reconfigures memories beause it is trying to fill in the gaps.

+1. Even the stuff he thinks he remembers is probably rubbish. This is a good ole boy from the Midwest, a lifeguard. He’s not some serial killer. People have lost their damn minds.

I’m sorry, but your logic is crap. One doesn’t have to be a serial killer to get pissed off at a pretty girl for not giving you what you want, and respond with physical assault

Not only is he an unfounded killer with no criminal record and a good clean solid background but this frankly totally average looking girl becomes “pretty,” which teases out how biased and personally you’re taking this.

She is very pretty and looks and education wise, out of his league.

To be honest, both Pitt and St. Cloud State University both state school degree mills. He's studying land surveying and mapping sciences, a very practical and focused outdoorsy career which will net him a six-figure salary and comfortable work-life balance. As for their looks, the media is certainly going out of their way to create that 'out of his league' narrative featuring only photos of her with tons of makeup and filters. They're both average looking. He's a muscular jock, presumably a kind and fun 'golden retriever' personality.

He seems like an ok guy and she seems ok. They both found each other attractive and wanted to hang out. Not sure why this is so shocking, neither are better ses wise. One could argue he may not be the right Indian caste class for her but a counter argument could be made that he is a US citizen and she is not. Either way who care they are both on same level in fact they both chose the same spring break resort!

It's quite common to date and find each other attractive between all races and ethnicities, not sure what some posters are making a big thing out of it. Indian girls/guys date white guys/girls quite a bit, it's just law of statistics when you are a minority in a country some of them do end up find partners from majority population. What does stupid caste system from 1800 got anything to do with it, maybe there are some first gen Indians who are still stuck in some mindset about this, but most of them should have gotten out of it.

The entire woman group is first-generation Indian, and at the very least, the parents are since they were not born in the US.

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I just watched the Family press conference and my heart goes out to them. They’ve come to terms with her drowning and they sounded distraught. They are in my thoughts.

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Anonymous wrote:It would be nice if the parents now hold a press conference here in the U.S., explain carefully to the public that neither the girls NOR the young man are responsible for her drowning. Perhaps they can add the young man went to great lengths to try to be helpful. They should ask the Dominican Republic to release the poor boy so he can go back to his studies.

While it's understandable that in their shock and embarrassment and grief they were suggesting their daughter might have been the victim of trafficking or murder, they need to be cognizant these accusations were picked up by the media to outright accuse the innocent young man. They need to publicly thank him, and offer an apology to him for what the media and the Dominican Republic have put him through.

I realize the parents didn't ask for this and they reacted as loving and horrified parents. But there has to be a certain level of culpability on their part for what this boy has gone through. They need to take steps to help lift the cloud of blame from his good name so that it doesn't follow him for the rest of his life -- just as the Indian community has circled around the girls to protect them from fallout.

I hope that young man acquires an SOB lawyer to go after the Dominican Republic for detaining him illegally, and to go after the media for dragging his good name through the mud. The Indian community did a good job of protecting the girls. Those girls were more culpable than this boy, as they were the friends who had a responsibility to keep tabs on each other. The boy was there to have fun, no more, but he is the one who paid the price.

What I've learned from this incident is that the Dominican Republic has dangerous resorts full of crime. I read an account of a woman who got assaulted by a resort employee. I read of bars that routinely spike drinks. It goes on. This is a freaking dangerous destination.

May this tragedy be a reminder to American college kids that these excursion can turn deadly in a moment. May the girl's soul rest in peace.

Press conference? Geez. They are probably not the reason the POI was detained and remained there so why should they "clear" him?

+1. Circled the wagons and to deflect from their culpability and abandonment, smeared an innocent boy, who probably risked his own life in a futile attempt to save her. The boy is honorable, her "friends" are rubbish.

Her friends are not rubbish. Had they been convinced to stay on the beach, they may have attempted to save her and there would be a lot more drownings. They did nothing wrong.

No need for phantom hypotheticals of some random outside force - we know for certain some things the girls did decide. Five of them walked to the beach from the hotel bar at 4am with an obviously unsteady Sudisksha walking arm-in-arm with a drunk dude they'd just met; the 5 of them left Sudiksha at the red flag beach with treacherous water and took Sudiska's phone with them; with Sudiksha's whereabouts unknown, the 5 of them continued on to their day excursion; and, they all left Sudisksha behind one final time as they left the island to fly home.

Why did they take her phone? Were they bullying her? Taking someone's phone in a strange country and then leaving them alone with a guy? It's very weird. iPhones have been water proof for years now.

It’s been said they brought her phone back to the room so she would appear to be sleeping if her parents checked her location.

Yikes. This is a good reminder to tell your kids you won’t be mad at them for something like this. I actually got my kid an Apple Watch with separate data plan for her HS graduation because I wanted an additional way for her to be able to call for help and//or location tracked if she lost her phone. I would put a AirTag under her skin if I could! I don’t care if she’s sleeping around — I just want to be able to find her!

her parents would say that to her if they could. But at that moment, the grouo of young women may not have thought that

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Anonymous wrote:I just watched the Family press conference and my heart goes out to them. They’ve come to terms with her drowning and they sounded distraught. They are in my thoughts.

They had a press conference? For what?

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Anonymous wrote:I just watched the Family press conference and my heart goes out to them. They’ve come to terms with her drowning and they sounded distraught. They are in my thoughts.

Just read their latest letter. Heart wrenching.

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Anonymous wrote:It would be nice if the parents now hold a press conference here in the U.S., explain carefully to the public that neither the girls NOR the young man are responsible for her drowning. Perhaps they can add the young man went to great lengths to try to be helpful. They should ask the Dominican Republic to release the poor boy so he can go back to his studies.

While it's understandable that in their shock and embarrassment and grief they were suggesting their daughter might have been the victim of trafficking or murder, they need to be cognizant these accusations were picked up by the media to outright accuse the innocent young man. They need to publicly thank him, and offer an apology to him for what the media and the Dominican Republic have put him through.

I realize the parents didn't ask for this and they reacted as loving and horrified parents. But there has to be a certain level of culpability on their part for what this boy has gone through. They need to take steps to help lift the cloud of blame from his good name so that it doesn't follow him for the rest of his life -- just as the Indian community has circled around the girls to protect them from fallout.

I hope that young man acquires an SOB lawyer to go after the Dominican Republic for detaining him illegally, and to go after the media for dragging his good name through the mud. The Indian community did a good job of protecting the girls. Those girls were more culpable than this boy, as they were the friends who had a responsibility to keep tabs on each other. The boy was there to have fun, no more, but he is the one who paid the price.

What I've learned from this incident is that the Dominican Republic has dangerous resorts full of crime. I read an account of a woman who got assaulted by a resort employee. I read of bars that routinely spike drinks. It goes on. This is a freaking dangerous destination.

May this tragedy be a reminder to American college kids that these excursion can turn deadly in a moment. May the girl's soul rest in peace.

Press conference? Geez. They are probably not the reason the POI was detained and remained there so why should they "clear" him?

+1. Circled the wagons and to deflect from their culpability and abandonment, smeared an innocent boy, who probably risked his own life in a futile attempt to save her. The boy is honorable, her "friends" are rubbish.

Her friends are not rubbish. Had they been convinced to stay on the beach, they may have attempted to save her and there would be a lot more drownings. They did nothing wrong.

No need for phantom hypotheticals of some random outside force - we know for certain some things the girls did decide. Five of them walked to the beach from the hotel bar at 4am with an obviously unsteady Sudisksha walking arm-in-arm with a drunk dude they'd just met; the 5 of them left Sudiksha at the red flag beach with treacherous water and took Sudiska's phone with them; with Sudiksha's whereabouts unknown, the 5 of them continued on to their day excursion; and, they all left Sudisksha behind one final time as they left the island to fly home.

Why did they take her phone? Were they bullying her? Taking someone's phone in a strange country and then leaving them alone with a guy? It's very weird. iPhones have been water proof for years now.

It’s been said they brought her phone back to the room so she would appear to be sleeping if her parents checked her location.

Yikes. This is a good reminder to tell your kids you won’t be mad at them for something like this. I actually got my kid an Apple Watch with separate data plan for her HS graduation because I wanted an additional way for her to be able to call for help and//or location tracked if she lost her phone. I would put a AirTag under her skin if I could! I don’t care if she’s sleeping around — I just want to be able to find her!

Taking her phone to the beach wouldn't have saved her life. Or even given the police any more information. They already know she went to the beach.

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Anonymous wrote:It would be nice if the parents now hold a press conference here in the U.S., explain carefully to the public that neither the girls NOR the young man are responsible for her drowning. Perhaps they can add the young man went to great lengths to try to be helpful. They should ask the Dominican Republic to release the poor boy so he can go back to his studies.

While it's understandable that in their shock and embarrassment and grief they were suggesting their daughter might have been the victim of trafficking or murder, they need to be cognizant these accusations were picked up by the media to outright accuse the innocent young man. They need to publicly thank him, and offer an apology to him for what the media and the Dominican Republic have put him through.

I realize the parents didn't ask for this and they reacted as loving and horrified parents. But there has to be a certain level of culpability on their part for what this boy has gone through. They need to take steps to help lift the cloud of blame from his good name so that it doesn't follow him for the rest of his life -- just as the Indian community has circled around the girls to protect them from fallout.

I hope that young man acquires an SOB lawyer to go after the Dominican Republic for detaining him illegally, and to go after the media for dragging his good name through the mud. The Indian community did a good job of protecting the girls. Those girls were more culpable than this boy, as they were the friends who had a responsibility to keep tabs on each other. The boy was there to have fun, no more, but he is the one who paid the price.

What I've learned from this incident is that the Dominican Republic has dangerous resorts full of crime. I read an account of a woman who got assaulted by a resort employee. I read of bars that routinely spike drinks. It goes on. This is a freaking dangerous destination.

May this tragedy be a reminder to American college kids that these excursion can turn deadly in a moment. May the girl's soul rest in peace.

Press conference? Geez. They are probably not the reason the POI was detained and remained there so why should they "clear" him?

+1. Circled the wagons and to deflect from their culpability and abandonment, smeared an innocent boy, who probably risked his own life in a futile attempt to save her. The boy is honorable, her "friends" are rubbish.

Her friends are not rubbish. Had they been convinced to stay on the beach, they may have attempted to save her and there would be a lot more drownings. They did nothing wrong.

No need for phantom hypotheticals of some random outside force - we know for certain some things the girls did decide. Five of them walked to the beach from the hotel bar at 4am with an obviously unsteady Sudisksha walking arm-in-arm with a drunk dude they'd just met; the 5 of them left Sudiksha at the red flag beach with treacherous water and took Sudiska's phone with them; with Sudiksha's whereabouts unknown, the 5 of them continued on to their day excursion; and, they all left Sudisksha behind one final time as they left the island to fly home.

Why did they take her phone? Were they bullying her? Taking someone's phone in a strange country and then leaving them alone with a guy? It's very weird. iPhones have been water proof for years now.

It’s been said they brought her phone back to the room so she would appear to be sleeping if her parents checked her location.

Wow! So her friends were not just encouraging her to go hook up with the strange boy, they were complicit in helping her keep it from her parents. Safe bet they were peer-pressuring her to over drink too. Terrible friends. If I were her parents I could never stand to be around them ever again.

Oh FFS tell me you don’t know any regular kids without telling me you know regular kids. She was a beautiful girl letting lose and having fun with her friends in break and it all went sideways. just because she drank and dance and hooked up and had fun doesn’t mean she isn’t a “good girl”. I’m sure she was a terrific girl and a human being just trying to find her way in life. My deepest hope is that the family can let go of the shame and remember their daughter gladly and that the community can do the same.

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Anonymous wrote:It would be nice if the parents now hold a press conference here in the U.S., explain carefully to the public that neither the girls NOR the young man are responsible for her drowning. Perhaps they can add the young man went to great lengths to try to be helpful. They should ask the Dominican Republic to release the poor boy so he can go back to his studies.

While it's understandable that in their shock and embarrassment and grief they were suggesting their daughter might have been the victim of trafficking or murder, they need to be cognizant these accusations were picked up by the media to outright accuse the innocent young man. They need to publicly thank him, and offer an apology to him for what the media and the Dominican Republic have put him through.

I realize the parents didn't ask for this and they reacted as loving and horrified parents. But there has to be a certain level of culpability on their part for what this boy has gone through. They need to take steps to help lift the cloud of blame from his good name so that it doesn't follow him for the rest of his life -- just as the Indian community has circled around the girls to protect them from fallout.

I hope that young man acquires an SOB lawyer to go after the Dominican Republic for detaining him illegally, and to go after the media for dragging his good name through the mud. The Indian community did a good job of protecting the girls. Those girls were more culpable than this boy, as they were the friends who had a responsibility to keep tabs on each other. The boy was there to have fun, no more, but he is the one who paid the price.

What I've learned from this incident is that the Dominican Republic has dangerous resorts full of crime. I read an account of a woman who got assaulted by a resort employee. I read of bars that routinely spike drinks. It goes on. This is a freaking dangerous destination.

May this tragedy be a reminder to American college kids that these excursion can turn deadly in a moment. May the girl's soul rest in peace.

Press conference? Geez. They are probably not the reason the POI was detained and remained there so why should they "clear" him?

+1. Circled the wagons and to deflect from their culpability and abandonment, smeared an innocent boy, who probably risked his own life in a futile attempt to save her. The boy is honorable, her "friends" are rubbish.

Her friends are not rubbish. Had they been convinced to stay on the beach, they may have attempted to save her and there would be a lot more drownings. They did nothing wrong.

No need for phantom hypotheticals of some random outside force - we know for certain some things the girls did decide. Five of them walked to the beach from the hotel bar at 4am with an obviously unsteady Sudisksha walking arm-in-arm with a drunk dude they'd just met; the 5 of them left Sudiksha at the red flag beach with treacherous water and took Sudiska's phone with them; with Sudiksha's whereabouts unknown, the 5 of them continued on to their day excursion; and, they all left Sudisksha behind one final time as they left the island to fly home.

Why did they take her phone? Were they bullying her? Taking someone's phone in a strange country and then leaving them alone with a guy? It's very weird. iPhones have been water proof for years now.

It’s been said they brought her phone back to the room so she would appear to be sleeping if her parents checked her location.

Yikes. This is a good reminder to tell your kids you won’t be mad at them for something like this. I actually got my kid an Apple Watch with separate data plan for her HS graduation because I wanted an additional way for her to be able to call for help and//or location tracked if she lost her phone. I would put a AirTag under her skin if I could! I don’t care if she’s sleeping around — I just want to be able to find her!

Taking her phone to the beach wouldn't have saved her life. Or even given the police any more information. They already know she went to the beach.

We'll never know.