The last sighting recorded by investigators was at about 9.45pm on 2 November in the Edison Green area of Dorchester. Boston police are seeking information about Sreeja Koya, a 23-year-old Indian woman reported missing the following day.
The department’s public appeal, published on 4 November 2026, remains the central official account checked for this report on 8 November. Coverage in India identifies her as a postgraduate student from Telangana, with her family and friends seeking assistance in locating her.
No official update confirming that she has been found was located during this check. The absence of such an update does not establish what has happened to her. The police appeal makes no finding about the cause of her disappearance.
What does the Sreeja Koya police appeal establish?
The Boston Police Department alert says Koya was reported missing on Tuesday, 3 November. It records her last sighting as leaving her residence near Edison Green at approximately 9.45pm on Monday, 2 November.
Police describe her as having a thin build and black hair, and say she was last seen in a black jacket and blue jeans. The notice identifies Carson Beach and Harbor Point as areas where she may be. It does not establish that she has been located in either place.
These details are intended to help people recognise relevant information and give it to investigators. They should not be used to build an unverified account of her movements or suggest a conclusion about her safety.
What should someone with information do?
Use the contact routes in the official alert. The department asks people with information about her whereabouts to call 911 or contact District C-11 detectives on 617-343-4335.
For anonymous information, the notice lists the CrimeStoppers tip line, 1-800-494-TIPS, and a text option using the word TIP to CRIME, or 27463. Its linked online reporting service also accepts tips. These are US reporting routes; readers elsewhere should not assume that dialling a US emergency number works internationally.
The department says photos and videos relating to the investigation may also be submitted anonymously. Its notice states that it will safeguard the identities of people providing information confidentially.
Anyone passing on a possible sighting should preserve the distinction between what they saw and what they inferred. A location, date, time and description can be assessed by investigators. An assertion repeated from a forwarded message is not the same as a direct observation.
What is a missing-person appeal? It is an official request for information to help locate someone. It does not, by itself, establish that a crime has occurred or explain why a person is missing.
Why does the official timeline matter?
The official timeline gives a dated account against which other claims can be checked. It separates the last recorded sighting, the missing-person report and the later public appeal.
Some coverage describes a walk without consistently identifying the same time of day. The police notice supplies a specific time and location. Those should be preserved accurately when the alert is shared, rather than replaced by a different account from a circulating post.
The appeal uses the name Sreeja Koya. Reports from India also identify her as Sreeja Reddy Koya. The police name and original notice provide a direct route to the investigation, avoiding confusion from differently ordered or shortened versions of a name.
| Police timeline | What the entry establishes |
|---|---|
| 2 November 2026, approximately 9.45pm | Last sighting recorded near Edison Green in Dorchester |
| 3 November 2026 | The date police say she was reported missing |
| 4 November 2026 | Publication date of the public appeal |
These dates describe separate stages. The date a reader sees the alert in a message is not a new sighting and does not move the disappearance date forward.
What support can students in Boston use?
Students should use their university’s official safety services alongside the local police responsible for the place where an incident occurs. A campus service and a city investigation have related but different responsibilities.
UMass Boston’s safety page lists round-the-clock campus security, personal safety escorts between points on campus, emergency help phones and a confidential witness service. These are published university resources, not evidence about the circumstances of Koya’s disappearance.
The university’s reporting guidance directs reports of off-campus crimes to the appropriate local police department. Campus police can assist students in notifying a local agency. This distinction helps families identify the right authority without assuming that a university and a city police force have identical jurisdictions.
For international students and relatives overseas, an official notice is also a more reliable starting point than an unverified number supplied by a stranger. The student section and diaspora coverage provide wider context, but information about this case belongs with the investigators named in the alert.
The university also publishes details of its blue-light emergency phones. These connect callers directly with campus police dispatchers, with lights illuminated after dark to make the phones easier to identify. They are a campus safety resource, separate from the contact details in the city police appeal.
UMass Boston lists its Dean of Students among the places where campus members can report concerns covered by its reporting guidance. A student seeking university assistance can use that support alongside the relevant police route, without treating a university office as a replacement for investigators.
What happens next?
The next authoritative development would be an update from Boston police or another identified official authority. Before forwarding the appeal, check the original police page and the department’s latest notices so that an outdated account is not presented as a fresh development.
People with information do not need to wait for another news report. The contact routes in the existing appeal are the route to investigators, who can assess a sighting or other evidence and decide what it means for the search.
