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Key witness in American college student's disappearance has his passport seized

Joshua Riibe's passport was confiscated by Dominican authorities during the investigation of Sudiksha Konanki's disappearance, as stated by his attorneys to NBC News.
Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student, disappeared after visiting Punta Cana with friends for spring break, last seen on March 6 around 4:15 a.m.
Riibe is restricted to the hotel and is escorted by police, as confirmed by his law firm, stating he is not free to leave.
U.S. Authorities classify the case as a missing person's issue, while Dominican officials do not label anyone as a suspect at this time.

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Iowa man challenges police treatment in missing college student case in the Dominican

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Man seen with missing Pittsburgh student believes he’s being detained illegally, requests hearing: Source

Sudiksha Konanki is seen in this undated photo shared to Meta. (Sudiksha Konanki via Meta) (PUNTA CANA, DR) — Lawyers for the Minnesota college student who was with University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki the night she went missing in Punta Cana have requested a habeas corpus hearing, a source from the Dominican Republic Ministry of Justice told ABC News. Joshua Riibe — who has not been charged with a crime — has been questioned by pro…

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Virginia Tech student describes emotions on spring break trip as search for Sudiksha Konanki continues

RICHMOND, Va. As the search for missing Loudoun County woman Sudiksha Konanki continues, CBS 6 spoke with a college student who said tensions on her spring break trip were high.Kaitlyn Morgan, a student at Virginia Tech, was in Punta Cana as the search for Konanki, 20, a student at the University of Pittsburgh, stayed in the news. "Its very close to home and its very scary to think that could have happened to any one of us," Morgan said. Investi…

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American linked to college student missing in Dominican Republic fights for freedom

Police say Joshua Riibe, an American tourist from Iowa, was with Sudikhsa Konanki just before she vanished. While police say no suspects have been identified in Konanki’s disappearance, Riibe’s lawyers say he has been confined to his hotel and escorted by police everywhere he goes. Now, a source in the Dominican Republic’s attorney general’s office tells NBC News that Riibe’s lawyers have filed a petition for habeas corpus, which is generally us…

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Missing student Sudiksha Konanki vanished in Punta Cana on spring break. Here's what we know about the case.

Here are the latest updates on what's known about Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student who went missing in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

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Key witness in American college student's disappearance has his passport seized

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Iowa man challenges police treatment in missing college student case in the Dominican

Iowa man challenges police treatment in missing college student case in the Dominican

Parents of missing Indian student Sudiksha Konanki ask Dominican officials to declare daughter dead: reports

Parents of missing Indian student Sudiksha Konanki ask Dominican officials to declare daughter dead: reports

Man seen with missing Pittsburgh student believes he’s being detained illegally, requests hearing: Source

Man seen with missing Pittsburgh student believes he’s being detained illegally, requests hearing: Source

Virginia Tech student describes emotions on spring break trip as search for Sudiksha Konanki continues

Virginia Tech student describes emotions on spring break trip as search for Sudiksha Konanki continues

American linked to college student missing in Dominican Republic fights for freedom

American linked to college student missing in Dominican Republic fights for freedom

Missing student Sudiksha Konanki vanished in Punta Cana on spring break. Here's what we know about the case.

Missing student Sudiksha Konanki vanished in Punta Cana on spring break. Here's what we know about the case.

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