Joshua Riibe was recently named a person of interest by police in the disappearance of the University of Pittsburgh student

A key witness, who has been identified as a person of interest by the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office in the U.S. investigation of Sudiksha Konanki, shared insight into his evening with her.

The parents of the Minnesota college student identified as a person of interest in the disappearance of University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki said their son has been detained “under irregular conditions” – as sources said authorities in the Dominican Republic pledged to intensify interrogations.

Joshua Riibe, named a person of interest by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, is not considered a suspect in Konanki's disappearance and has not been accused of a crime

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

Joshua Riibe, 22, was one of the last people to see missing student Sudiksha Konanki, 20, who disappeared over a week ago in the Dominican Republic.

Joshua Steven Riibe, 24, has been identified as the man seen hugging and walking hand-in-hand with the 20-year-old student just hours before she vanished in the Dominican Republic.

A person of interest has been identified in the disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student who vanished while on spring break in the Dominican Republic last week.

The parents of the man who was last seen with Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic released a statement on Friday.

The key witness connected to missing college student Sudiskha Konanki's disappearance in the Dominican Republic has told police that he and the 20-year-old woman were swimming, when they were swept away by a big wave.