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.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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