Even as an investigation into the case is underway, police in the Caribbean country have been interrogating one person -- Joshua Steven Riibe -- over the past several days. Here's what we know about him so far.

The parents of Joshua Riibe, the person of interest in the disappearance of University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, said their son has been 'detained under irregular conditions and subjected to extensive questioning' by police after the woman disappeared in the Dominican Republic earlier this month.

Joshua Riibe, the person of interest in the disappearance of Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki, had his passport seized by authorities in the Dominican Republic.