Court noted the businessmen brothers chose to travel to Phuket rather than come to Goa’s Arpora when news broke of the fire at their club that ultimately claimed 25 lives last December.
Raids held at locations linked to club owners Gaurav & Saurabh Luthra. Panchayat secretary Raghuvir Bagkar, ex-sarpanch Roshan Redkar, UK national Surinder Khosla also raided.
The government deployed provisions of The Passports Act, 1967 to strip the Goa nightclub owners of their tourist status abroad, bypassing the lengthy extradition process.
North Goa's nightclub culture is facing scrutiny after the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ fire killed 25, including 20 kitchen staffers who were suffocated to death in the basement.
Goa Police oppose anticipatory bail plea of Luthra brothers in Delhi court. The duo booked tickets to Phuket around the same time when their nightclub was on fire, leaving 25 dead.
Detention in response to Blue Corner notice issued against Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra by Interpol on CBI inputs. Goa Police to respond in court to their transit anticipatory bail plea.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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