Person of Interest in Missing Student Investigation Has Passport Confiscated

‘NOT FREE TO LEAVE’

Joshua Riibe has been confined to a hotel in the Dominican Republic under police surveillance since the disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki.

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Updated Mar. 16 2025 3:54AM EDT / Published Mar. 15 2025 8:25PM EDT

Sudiksha Chowdary Konanki, 20, an University of Pittsburgh student who went missing while on spring break in Dominican Republic, is seen in this undated handout obtained by Reuters on March 13, 2025. — Handout via Interpol/via Reuters

Joshua Riibe, the last person seen with missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, has had his passport confiscated by Dominican Republic authorities as they continue to investigate her disappearance.

Mike Wass

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Person of Interest in Missing Student Investigation Has Passport Confiscated

Joshua Riibe has been confined to a hotel in the Dominican Republic under police surveillance since the disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki.

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