DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The International Police (Interpol) has issued a Yellow Notice in the case of Sudiksha Konanki, the 20-year old Indian tourist whose whereabouts are unknown. She was last seen when headed for the beach at around 4:15am after partying at the discotheque of the Riu Republica where she was staying.

A Yellow Notice is a global police alert for a missing person. It is published for victims of parental abductions, criminal abductions (kidnappings) or unexplained disappearances.

The Yellow Notice can also be used to help identify a person who is unable to identify himself or herself.

This is a valuable law enforcement tool that can increase the chances of a missing person being located, particularly if there is a possibility that the person might travel, or be taken, abroad.

The procedure is that the police in a member country requests a Yellow Notice via their...