India, March 18 -- Joshua Riibe, the person of interest in the disappearance of University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, has been receiving a public show of support from his local Iowa community. Riibe has not been charged or accused of wrongdoing, but his passport has been confiscated by the Dominican Republic, and he has been repeatedly grilled.

"The Rock Rapids community stands behind and supports Joshua Riibe and his family," read a statement released Sunday, March 16, by the Lyon County Sheriff's Office on behalf of "friends of the Riibe family" in Iowa, the New York Post reported. The statement urged people to respect St. Cloud State University senior and his family's privacy "during this difficult time of uncertainty." ...