Authorities in the Dominican Republic and the United States continue investigating the disappearance of University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, who w

The passport of Joshua Riibes, an American linked to the disappearance of a University of Pittsburgh student, has been confiscated by Dominican authorities as part of an ongoing investigation, his attorneys told NBC News.

Joshua Riibe, the last person seen with missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, had his passport confiscated by Dominican Republic authorities as part of an ongoing investigation into her disappearance.

The last person to see University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki before she vanished had his passport seized by authorities in the Dominican Republic, according to a new report. Officials on the Caribbean island confiscated Joshua Riibe’s travel documents nearly 10 days after Konanki was last seen with the 22-year-old Minnesota college senior on the beach near their RIU Hotel & Resort on March 6.

St. Cloud State senior Joshua Riibe has remained in his hotel room under police surveillance when not questioned at the police station, his parents said.