Indian student Sreeja Koya Reddy missing in Boston for 3 days; police seek public's help to trace 23-year-old

A 23-year-old Indian woman, identified as Sreeja Koya, has gone missing in Boston, Massachusetts, prompting local police to seek the public's assistance in locating her. Koya was reported missing on Tuesday, November 3, after she was last seen leaving her residence in the Edison Green area of Dorchester at around 9:45 pm on Monday, November 2, the Boston Police Department said in a missing-person alert issued on November 4.

"The Boston Police Department is actively working to locate Sreeja Koya and urges anyone with information regarding her whereabouts to call 911 or contact District C-11 (Dorchester) Detectives at (617) 343-4335," the police statement said. According to the police description, Koya is an Indian woman between 5 feet 3 inches and 5 feet 5 inches tall, with a thin build and black hair. She was last seen wearing a black jacket and blue jeans. Police said she might be in the vicinity of Carson Beach or Harbor Point and urged anyone who may have seen her or has information about her whereabouts to come forward.

Koya Sreeja Reddy is a native of Shabdullapuram village in Kanagal mandal of Nalgonda district in Telangana. Sreeja moved to the United States around a year ago to pursue a master's degree. She is studying at the University of Massachusetts Boston and was staying with other Telugu students. Her roommates believed she went for a walk while returning from the birthday celebrations of another friend, but then never returned. Sreeja is the only daughter of Yadagiri Reddy and Roopa, a farmer couple from Shabdullapuram village. The family has been waiting for updates as the search for her continues in Boston.