Luthra Brothers To Be Flown To Goa, Police Get 2-Day Transit Custody After Deportation To India | Key Points

Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, were arrested in India on Tuesday after being deported from Thailand. The brothers arrived at the Indira Gandhi International

Airport in Delhi 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 and killed 25. Amid tight security, Gaurav, 44, and Saurabh, 40, were later produced before Judicial Magistrate Twinkle Chawla in the Patiala House Court, which allowed the Goa Police a two-day transit remand. The investigating officer of the Goa police had sought three days of transit remand and informed the court that they would be taken to Goa by flight at the earliest. A Goa police spokesperson later said in Panaji that the police team is expected to bring the accused to Goa by Wednesday morning.Both the accused were taken to the court in Delhi in two separate police vehicles. They were also taken to the Safdarjang Hospital for a medical checkup.

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Luthra brothers face culpable homicide charges

The Luthra brothers are facing a case of culpable homicide and negligence following the tragedy, which investigators allege was compounded by the nightclub operating in violation of mandatory fire safety norms. The incident raised serious questions over alleged fire safety violations and lapses by the management.Also Read: 'Bouncers Hit Us With Rods, Pushed Us Down Stairs': Woman's Shocking Experience At Luthras' Club Before Fatal Fire

In a statement in Panaji, a Goa police spokesperson said, "After taking the custody of the deported Luthra brothers in New Delhi and on obtaining the transit remand, the Goa police are bringing both the accused to Goa.""The police team, along with the accused, is expected to reach Goa by tomorrow (Wednesday) morning," he said.The duo booked their tickets for Phuket through a travel portal at 1.17 am on December 7, within an hour of learning about the devastating fire at 'Birch by Romeo Lane', their nightclub at Arpora in North Goa, as per officials. Following this, the Goa Police had approached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the issuance of the Blue Corner Notice against them, after which they were nabbed by Thai authorities.(With PTI inputs)