A judge in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday granted a request for freedom for Joshua Steven Riibe, who investigators believe was the last person to see missing US college student Sudiksha Konanki alive nearly two weeks ago.

Joshua Riibe, the person of interest, 'is permanently escorted by the police anywhere he goes,' the law firm working with him said, adding he is 'not free to leave' the resort.

The case of missing Indian-origin student Sudiksha Konanki continues to unravel. The last person to see the 20-year-old, who disappeared in the Dominican Republic, was Joshua Riibe. Authorities have declared the 22-year-old man a ‘person of interest’ and confiscated his passport;