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.
Citing West Asia tensions & 44% jump in Saudi benchmark rates, Centre raises 19-kg cylinder rate but caps ATF hike, holds domestic LPG and auto fuel rates steady despite OMC losses.
Oleksandr Yakovenko, founder of Ukrainian drone maker TAF Industries, further went on to highlight the growing 'irrelevance' of European defence platforms.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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