Goa Club Fire: The owners of Goa’s Birch By Romeo Lane, a nightclub in the Arpora region, where a deadly fire claimed 25 lives, Gaurav Luthra and Saurav Luthra, have been handed over to the Goa police in a 2-day transit remand. The brothers were produced in the Patiala Court on Tuesday evening. 

The Patiala House Court Duty Magistrate, Twinkle Chawla, has granted permission to the Goa Police to take Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra to Goa and produce them before the concerned court there.

After securing the remand, the Goa police are now taking the brothers to Goa and are likely to reach there by early morning tomorrow. They were also taken to the Safdarjang Hospital for their medical checkup.

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Here’s What Happened In The Goa Nightclub Fire Case So Far

- A massive fire had broken out at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub on the intervening night of December 6-7. 25 people, including 5 tourists, died in the blaze. The club's owners, Saurav and Gaurav Luthra, fled to Thailand shortly after the incident, taking a flight at 5:30 on Sunday morning.

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- Thai Authorities agreed to deport the Luthra brothers after the due process began with the help of the Indian foreign ministry, the Indian Embassy in Thailand, and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in coordination with the Royal Thai Police and the Thai government.

- Indian Authorities even produced the necessary Emergency Certificates (ECs) to Thai officials, issued after the brothers' passports were cancelled.

- The Luthra brothers face charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and negligence in the club fire case. The owners have been booked under sections 105, 125, 125(a), 125(b), and 287, read with 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023.

Goa Nightclub Fire: What Happened On Night Of Dec 6

A viral video of the incident showing how the deadly fire began late Saturday night shows a dancer performing on the beats of the popular Bollywood song 'Mehbooba Mehbooba' when the first flames suddenly appear on the ceiling, marking the beginning of a catastrophic inferno.

It is reported that the majority of people who lost their lives had entered the kitchen, escaping the deadly fire near the stage.

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The fire incident occurred around 11:45 pm, killing 25 and injuring 6 others. Out of 15 killed, 20 were club staff and 5 tourists.


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