Goa Nightclub Fire LIVE Updates: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, who fled India following a fire at their nightclub in Goa that killed 25 people, have been detained. The brothers, who own the Romeo Lane chain with many outlets in India and overseas, fled to Thailand’s Phuket hours after the fire broke out at their club Birch by Romeo Lane in North Goa on the night of December 6.
Exclusive photographs emerged of the Luthras being in detention, holding their passports. With their detentions, the brothers will be deported to India within 24 hours, government sources told NDTV. Indian officials are heading to Thailand to bring the brothers back.
Saurabh and Gaurav have been charged and face a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and negligence. The above developments came hours after the passports of Saurabh and Gaurav had been suspended. This action prevents the brothers from travelling further from Phuket.
The Luthra brothers left for Thailand almost immediately after last week’s fire. Details that surfaced on Wednesday show that they booked tickets to Phuket at a time when emergency teams were battling the fire at ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ and attempting to rescue those trapped inside.
Meanwhile, Ajay Gupta, who claimed to be a silent partner and investor in the nightclub, was arrested and brought back to Goa from Delhi. On Thursday, he was remanded to seven days of police custody.