Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of the Goa nightclub gutted by a fire that killed 25, landed in Delhi on December 17 after deportation from Thailand. Goa police secured transit remand, alleging the brothers had ultimate control over the club's safety lapses, and plan to bring them to Goa for questioning.
Updating previous reports on the Luthra brothers' repatriation: After fleeing to Phuket, Thailand, hours after the December 6 blaze at Birch by Romeo Lane in Arpora, Bardez, a lookout circular, blue corner notice, and passport impoundment led to their detention last week in Patong and transfer to Bangkok.
They arrived at Delhi airport on December 17 afternoon via emergency travel certificate. Goa police immediately took custody after Patiala House Court granted transit remand to Judicial Magistrate First Class Twinkle Chawla, citing the brothers' 'ultimate control over operation, safety, permissions, and events.'
A team will escort them to Goa around 11 am on December 18 amid ongoing probes into fire causes and their role. This follows delays in passport processes noted earlier.
