PUNTA Cana, Dominican Republic – Authorities in Dominican Republic have seized the passport of Joshua Reebe, who was seen with Sudiqsha Konanki, a student of Pittsburgh University, has learned by Fox News, before the disappearance.
Reebe’s lawyers said on Saturday that Reebe’s travel document was “taken” several days ago by the authorities. He has not been named suspicious in the disappearance of a 20 -year -old student, but officials have stated that he is a “person of interest” in the case, which he considers in the case of a missing person.
Lawyers of Dominican Republican Law firm Gujman Arija said, “The investigation by the authorities tried to start an investigation several days ago when the investigation began,” said the lawyer of Dominican Republican Law firm Gujman Arija. “He had not access to it since then.”
However, Rib has not been accused of any crime from a senior of St. Cloud State University in Rock Rapids, Iowa, and Minnesota, 22 -year -old has been investigated in depth since Konanki disappeared on March 6. A source close to the investigation told Fox News Digital Friday that Ribi, the sole publicly known Emality, has been “considered a major element”.
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Sudikasha Konanki, a student of US college, went missing on 6 March 2025 with her friends at Punta Cana. (Fox News Graphics)
Five fellow Pit was already staying at the Riyu Republika Hotel in Konanki, Panta Caina, Loudon County, Virginia. He was last seen entering a beach with five others after March 6 in the surveillance camera footage.
All the group members, except Konanki, stayed at the beach with a 20 -year -old Ribback at 6 am.
On Wednesday, Reebe completed an interview of about four hours with detectives, answering more than 50 questions about the incidents of Konanki’s disappearance.
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Reebe’s parents, Albert and Tina Reebe, condemned their son’s investigation, saying that he has “been detained under irregular circumstances and is subject to extensive inquiries without the presence of official translators or legal lawyers till Wednesday, 12 March.”
The statement shared through Ribes’ lawyers said, “He remains in his hotel room under police supervision and has been repeatedly taken to the police station from 6 March, where he has been questioned for a long time.” “This situation has created serious concern within his family, which has inspired us to maintain legal consultation to start legal tasks to ensure their safety and safety of their rights.”
Riibe has allegedly told different stories about the disappearance of Konanki officials. As Local outlet noticeus sin, Reebe told the police that he had gone to swim with Konanki, but left Konanki in water after falling ill with waves.
Sudic Konanki appears in an uncontrolled photo on her ticket profile. She was last seen on 6 March on a resort beach in Panta Caina. (@Sudikshakonanki/Tiktok)
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In another version of the story, he allegedly stated that he left Konanki in deep knee water before he became ill on the beach. In a third story, Reebe said that he saw Konanki walking on the beach, before he fell asleep.
Brian Llenus of Fox News Digital, Audrey Consulin and Michael Ruiz contributed to the report.
