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New Delhi: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, the owners of North Goa's Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, are likely to arrive in Delhi from Thailand on Tuesday, the Goa Police said. The brothers will be taken into custody by the Goa Police immediately upon their arrival in the national capital. Thai authorities had detained the Luthra brothers on the basis of an INTERPOL Blue Corner Notice issued at the request of Indian law enforcement agencies. Following their detention, the two will be produced before a Delhi court to seek a transit remand, after which they will be brought to Goa for further investigation in connection with the deadly fire incident at the nightclub. As part of the ongoing probe, police are recording statements of officials from the excise department. Statements of individuals associated with the local panchayat body are also being examined, with investigators saying that several important and concrete pieces of information have emerged during the course of the inquiry, sources said. They added that the magisterial inquiry committee constituted to probe the incident has also questioned Pradeep Ghadi Amonkar, the original landowner of the property.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 5 (ANI): Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Saturday accused the Congress of misleading the country with its claim that the BJP-led government at the Centre wants to change the Constitution. He added that AICC has now become the 'All India Cheating Congress'. "The words 'secular' and 'socialist' were not there in the Constitution. It was added after the 42nd Amendment. The Amendment was brought during the Emergency. Emergency was a black day in the democratic history of our country. So, the original Constitution did not have the words 'secular' and ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Luthra brothers, Gaurav and Saurabh, owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora where a massive fire killed 25 people earlier this month, are being deported from Thailand to India on Tuesday (Dec 16). The brothers are expected to land in Delhi around 1.30pm - 1.45pm on an IndiGo flight from Bangkok. Teams from central agencies, along with the Goa and Delhi Police, will take them into custody at the airport and produce them before the Patiala House Court, where the Goa Police will seek transit remand. The December 6 blaze, which broke out at the Arpora nightclub, is ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, were arrested on Tuesday after being deported from Thailand and placed under a two-day transit remand for production in a Goa court in connection with the December 6 fire incident that killed 25 people. The brothers arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here in an Indigo flight and were immediately handed over to authorities for further legal proceedings, 10 days after the blaze tore through the nightclub in Arpora in North Goa. The two had fled to Phuket hours after the tragedy. A ...Read More >
New Delhi (India), December 16 (ANI): The deportation process of the Luthra brothers, Gaurav and Saurabh owners of the 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub in Arpora, Goa, where 25 people were killed in a devastating fire on December 6, has been completed by Thai authorities and they have now boarded a flight for Delhi along with law enforcement officials. The duo, who fled to Phuket hours after the incident, will be brought to Delhi upon arrival in India. They are expected to be produced before the Patiala House Court for remand proceedings. Also Read | Vijay Diwas 2025: PM Narendra Modi Pays Tr ...Read More >
Mapusa (Goa): A court in Goa has granted bail to brothers Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra in connection with the nightclub licence case tied to the deadly December 2025 fire that left 25 people dead. The Luthra brothers are co-owners of the 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub, where the tragedy took place on December 6, 2025. The Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court in Mapusa allowed their release on bail on a bond of Rs 50,000 each and subject to conditions, observing that the investigation can continue even while the accused remain out of custody. The Luthra brothers have been accuse ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday allowed the Goa Police a two-day transit remand of Luthra brothers, Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Goa nightclub where 25 people were killed in a fire on December 6.The Goa Police produced both the accused before Judicial Magistrate Twinkle Chawla in the Patiala House Court to seek transit remand of three days. The investigating officer informed the court that they will be taken to Goa by flight at the earliest. The Judicial Magistrate allowed the Goa Police a transit remand of the Luthra brothers for two days.Both the accused were taken ...Read More >
Panaji, Dec 16 (PTI) Gaurav Luthra and his brother Saurabh, co-owners of the Goa nightclub where 25 people were killed in a fire on December 6, will be brought to Goa from Delhi by the coastal state's police on Wednesday around 11 am, a senior official said. A team of the Goa Police, which is currently in Delhi, will be landing with the Luthra brothers at the Manohar International Airport, Mopa in North Goa, the police spokesman said. "The police team along with the Luthra brothers will arrive at 11 am," he said. The Luthra brothers, co-owners of the 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub at Arpor ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Court of the Additional Sessions Judge at Merces, Goa, has granted regular bail to accused Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra in connection with the alleged nightclub fire incident in Goa on Wednesday. The Luthra brothers are co-owners of the 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub, in which 25 people died, and several others were injured in a fire on December 6, 2025. The accused were represented by Senior Advocate Subodh Kantak, instructed by Advocate Vaibhav Suri and SKRB Law Office. However, they will not be released from jail at present, as the Mapusa Police ...Read More >
Panaji, Dec 17 (PTI) A court in North Goa on Wednesday remanded Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub, in police custody for five days. The brothers, who were brought to Goa from Delhi earlier in the day after being deported from Thailand in connection with the December 6 fire incident that killed 25 persons, were produced in the court after undergoing health check-ups twice at the District Hospital in North Goa. Judicial Magistrate First Class Mapusa Puja Sardesai remanded the two brothers in police custody for two days. A team of the Goa Police, along ...Read More >
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 15 (ANI): Luthra Brothers, the owner of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in North Goa, where 25 people were killed in a fire, will be deported from Thailand on Tuesday, Goa police said. Upon their arrival, officials from the central agencies will take Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra to the Patiala House Court in Delhi, from where the Goa Police will take them on transit remand. Luthra brothers are being deported from Bangkok to face charges for allegedly operating the club without proper safety permits. The blaze on December 6 in their club is suspected to ha ...Read More >
Goa nightclub fire: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, co-owners of the fire-hit 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub in Goa, were detained by Thai police in Phuket. The two brothers had shot to national infamy after fleeing India even as 25 people lay dead in the blaze at their club. The Luthras' arrest marked a significant step in India's efforts to bring them back to face investigation into one of the deadliest nightclub disasters in recent memory. Thai authorities tracked the duo to Hotel Indigo in Pato ...Read More >
Panaji (Goa) (India), December 16 (ANI): The Luthra Brothers-Gaurav and Saurabh, the owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora Goa, where 25 people were killed in a fire, will be deported from Thailand today, according to the Goa police. Upon their arrival, officials from the central agencies will take Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra to the Patiala House Court in Delhi, from where the Goa Police will take them on transit remand. Luthra brothers are being deported from Bangkok to face charges for allegedly operating the club without proper safety permits. The blaze on December 6 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) A Delhi court on Tuesday allowed the Goa Police a two-day transit remand of Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub where 25 people were killed in a fire on December 6. The Goa Police produced both the accused before Judicial Magistrate Twinkle Chawla in the Patiala House Court to seek transit remand of three days. Allowing two days of transit remand, the court also directed the police officials to provide prescribed medicines to both accused. The investigating officer informed the court that they will be taken to Goa by fligh ...Read More >
Mapusa (Goa) [India], April 8 (ANI): The Mapusa JMFC Court in Goa has granted bail to accused Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra in a document forgery case registered by Mapusa Police, their lawyer Parag Rao told ANI. Bail was granted on execution of a personal bond of Rs 50,000 each. The case dealt with the alleged forgery of a no-objection certificate (NOC). Earlier on April 1, the Court of the Additional Sessions Judge at Merces, Goa, granted regular bail to the Luthra brothers in connection with the alleged nightclub fire incident in Goa. They are set to be released from the Central Jail a ...Read More >
Panaji, Dec 17 (PTI) Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub, were taken to Anjuna police station after their medical examination at the District Hospital in North Goa on Wednesday. The health check-up went on for more than an hour. The siblings were brought to Goa from Delhi earlier in the day after being deported from Thailand in connection with the December 6 fire incident that killed 25 persons. They will be interrogated by the Goa Police in connection with the devastating fire at the nightclub in Arpora, North Goa, an official said. A team of the Go ...Read More >
Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, the owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub where 25 were killed in a fire on December 6, were granted bail in a second case of alleged cheating and forgery and were likely to walk out of prison by Wednesday evening. The two were granted bail in the main case (culpable homicide) on April 1. Parag Rao, the lawyer of the brothers, said Mapusa's judicial magistrate first class granted the two bail in the second case subject to regular conditions on furnishing a bond o ...Read More >
Mapusa (Goa) [India], April 8 (ANI): The Mapusa JMFC Court in Goa has granted bail to accused Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra in a document forgery case registered by Mapusa Police, their lawyer Parag Rao told ANI. Bail was granted on execution of a personal bond of Rs 50,000 each. The case dealt with the alleged forgery of a no-objection certificate (NOC). Also Read | Rampur Shocker: Man Kills Wife During Heated Argument While Having S*x, Arrested After Confession. Earlier on April 1, the Court of the Additional Sessions Judge at Merces, Goa, granted regular bail to the Luthra brothers in ...Read More >
MCLEOD GANJ - The Dalai Lama said Saturday he dreamed of living for decades more, as the Buddhist spiritual leader prayed with thousands of exiled Tibetans on the eve of his 90th birthday. Thumping drums and deep horns reverberated from the Indian hilltop temple, as a chanting chorus of red-robed monks and nuns offered long-life prayers for Tenzin Gyatso, who followers believe is the 14th reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. Looking in good health, dressed in traditional maroon monk robes and a flowing yellow wrap, he led prayers -- days after confirming that the 600-year-old Tibetan Buddhist in ...Read More >
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 15 (ANI): Luthra Brothers, the owner of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in North Goa, where 25 people were killed in a fire, will be deported from Thailand on Tuesday, Goa police said. Upon their arrival, officials from the central agencies will take Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra to the Patiala House Court in Delhi, from where the Goa Police will take them on transit remand. Also Read | Delhi Air Pollution: Government Directs Schools To Shift to Online Mode for Students Upto Class 5 As Air Quality Deteriorates in National Capital. Luthra brothers are bein ...Read More >
Days after a devastating fire at an upscale nightclub in India's Goa state killed 25 people, the spotlight remains on the two brothers who co-owned the place. On Tuesday, Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra were deported to India from Thailand, where they fled hours after the incident on 7 December. A third partner in the nightclub, Ajay Gupta, was detained in Delhi last week. Until a few weeks ago, the brothers who grew up in Delhi, were not known beyond India's hospitality and nightlife circuit. Thos ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Goa Police has taken the Luthra brothers, Gaurav and Saurabh, accused in the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub fire tragedy in which 25 people were killed on December 6, for medical examination. The Luthra brothers were formally arrested by the Goa Police from the New Delhi International Airport on Tuesday after they were deported from Thailand. A team from the Goa Police was present at the airport to take custody of the brothers. The accused duo will be produced before the Patiala House court in the national capital, after which the Goa police will take ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Luthra brothers, Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Goa nightclub where 25 people were killed in a fire on December 6, were produced in a Delhi court here on Tuesday. The Goa Police produced both the accused in Patiala House Court before Duty Metropolitan Magistrate Twinkle Chawla to seek their transit remand. This came after the Luthra brothers landed in India and were arrested by the Goa Police, subsequent to the Thai authorities deporting them to India. They were also taken to the Safdarjang Hospital for their medical checkup. The deportation come ...Read More >
Panaji, Dec 17 (PTI) Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, were brought to Goa from Delhi on Wednesday after being deported from Thailand in connection with the December 6 fire incident that killed 25 persons. They will be interrogated by the Goa Police in connection with the devastating fire at the nightclub in Arpora, North Goa, an official said. A team of the Goa Police, along with the Luthra brothers, landed at the Manohar International Airport, Mopa, in North Goa at 10.45 am. They are likely to be taken to the Anjuna police station for questioning. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) A Delhi court on Tuesday allowed the Goa Police a two-day transit remand of Luthra brothers, Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Goa nightclub where 25 people were killed in a fire on December 6. The Goa Police produced both the accused before Judicial Magistrate Twinkle Chawla in the Patiala House Court to seek transit remand of three days. The investigating officer informed the court that they will be taken to Goa by flight at the earliest. The Judicial Magistrate allowed the Goa Police a transit remand of the Luthra brothers for two days. Both the a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Goa Police has taken the Luthra brothers, Gaurav and Saurabh, accused in the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub fire tragedy in which 25 people were killed on December 6, for medical examination. The Luthra brothers were formally arrested by the Goa Police from the New Delhi International Airport on Tuesday after they were deported from Thailand. A team from the Goa Police was present at the airport to take custody of the brothers. Also Read | 'Case About Recognising the Reality of a Dead Marriage': Supreme Court Dissolves 25-Year-Old Marriage, Grants Div ...Read More >
Mapusa (Goa), Dec 17 (UNI) A court in North Goa on Wednesday ordered a fresh medical examination of Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub, after they were produced before the Judicial Magistrate First Class here following their deportation from Thailand. The Luthra brothers arrived in Goa from Delhi earlier in the day under heavy police escort and landed at Manohar International Airport, Mopa, at around 10.45 am. They were first taken for a medical check-up at the Primary Health Centre in Siolim, where one of the accused complained of chest pain and uneasines ...Read More >
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has unveiled a strategic plan to set up advanced, globally recognized prisons in each state for fugitives, aiming to enhance the justice system. He proposes revoking the passports of those with Interpol red notices, a move designed to hinder their international travel and mitigate the risk of them evading accountability. New Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday suggested the creation of a special prison for fugitives in each state that meets internationa ...Read More >
Panaji (Goa) (India), December 16 (ANI): The Luthra Brothers-Gaurav and Saurabh, the owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora Goa, where 25 people were killed in a fire, will be deported from Thailand today, according to the Goa police. Upon their arrival, officials from the central agencies will take Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra to the Patiala House Court in Delhi, from where the Goa Police will take them on transit remand. Also Read | VB-G RAM G Bill 2025: 5 Key Changes in India's Rural Employment Law Replacing MGNREGA. Luthra brothers are being deported from Bangkok to f ...Read More >
Panaji: A court in North Goa Wednesday remanded Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub, in police custody for five days. The brothers, brought to Goa from Delhi after being deported from Thailand in connection with the December 6 blaze that killed 25, were produced in the court after undergoing health check-ups twice at the District Hospital in North Goa. Judicial Magistrate First Class Mapusa Puja Sardesai remanded the two brothers in police custody for five days. Advocate Vishnu Joshi, representing Bhavana Joshi who lost four family members in the trag ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Court of the Additional Sessions Judge at Merces, Goa, has granted regular bail to accused Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra in connection with the alleged nightclub fire incident in Goa on Wednesday. The Luthra brothers are co-owners of the 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub, in which 25 people died, and several others were injured in a fire on December 6, 2025. Also Read | Oracle Layoffs: Employee Laid Off After 25 Years of Service Writes Emotional LinkedIn Post for Impacted Colleagues, Says 'Stay Strong!'. The accused were represented by Senior Advocate ...Read More >