Joshua Riibe has been named a person of interest by officials in Virginia, US, in relation to the disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki, 20, in Punta Cana.

Although authorities consider Joshua Riibe a “person of interest” in the case, he has not been charged or formally accused of any wrongdoing. However, his passport has been confiscated to prevent him from leaving the country.

Joshua Riibe, a 24-year-old tourist from Iowa, has come under the spotlight, with investigators naming him a 'person of interest.'

Newly emerged footage shows missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki and the person of interest in her case at an outdoor bar before she disappeared from a Punta Cana beach earlier this month.

Attorney General Yeni Berenice Reynoso spent hours Saturday interviewing Riibe, 22, of Iowa, in his Punta Cana hotel room, according to his attorneys.

A person of interest in the case of a missing University of Pittsburgh student broke his silence over the weekend, saying that he is focused on helping authorities in the Dominican Republic locate 20-year-old Sudiksha Konanki.

A footage shows Sudiksha Konanki, 20, hanging at a resort bar with friends, near a struggling man who appears to be Joshua Riibe, the person of interest.

The last person to see University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki before she disappeared in the Dominican Republic has had his passport taken by investigators. Authorities in the Caribbean country have confiscated Joshua Riibe’s travel documents as they continue to probe Konanki’s disappearance,