Goa Nightclub Fire: Arpora-Nagoa Sarpanch Appears Before Police
The Luthra brothers, co-owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in North Goa, left for Phuket shortly after the fire incident. An Interpol blue corner notice has been issued against them.
New Delhi: Authorities in Thailand are initiating the process to deport Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Goa nightclub where 25 people were killed in a fire on December 6. The Indian embassy in Bangkok is in close touch with the Thai authorities in the case, government sources said on Friday.
"The Thai authorities are presently taking action as per their local laws, including sending the two individuals back to India," said one of the sources.
The Luthra brothers have been detained by Thai authorities in Phuket following an intervention by the Indian embassy.
The Luthra brothers, co-owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in North Goa, left for Phuket shortly after the fire incident. An Interpol blue corner notice has been issued against them.
A Delhi court on Wednesday refused to give any interim protection from arrest to the duo, while their partner was held in connection with the fire incident.
In the court, the Luthra brothers' lawyer refuted allegations that they had fled, claiming the trip was for a business meeting, and argued that the brothers are only licensees, not the actual owners of the nightclub.
Five managers and staff members have already been arrested by the Goa police in connection with the fire that broke out at the nightclub located in Arpora, 25 km from Panaji, around midnight on December 6.
