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A Goa court on Monday sent Luthra brothers - Gaurav and Saurav Luthra to judicial custody until January 9, 2026, in the Birch by Romeo Lane fire incident.
The Luthra brothers are co-owners of the 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub, in which 25 people died, and several others were injured in a fire on December 6. Speaking to ANI, advocate Parag Rao, representing the Luthra brothers, said, "They have sought judicial custody, which apparently means that they have completed their investigation insofar as police custody is concerned. Now, judicial custody has been granted by the judicial magistrate first class till 9 January,2026... I have told my clients, and they have also been saying that they are cooperating." Advocate Vishnu Joshi, representing a victim's family, said, "Luthra brothers' police remand was ending today in the Goa fire incident case... They have been sent to jail in judicial custody... Ajay Gupta, one of the three owners of the club, is already in the custody of Mapusa police station... They have already filed for anticipatory bail... We are filing an intervention application against their bail." Earlier, on December 16, the Luthra brothers were brought from Delhi to Goa after being deported from Thailand. The government initiated criminal proceedings against the club owners over alleged negligence and violation of mandatory safety norms after a fire at the Arpora nightclub on December 6 that claimed 25 lives. According to the Goa police, the firework event was organised at the club without proper fire safety equipment and other essential safety gadgets. The Luthra brothers, despite knowing that the restaurant lacks emergency exit doors on the ground or deck floors for evacuation in an emergency, organised the fire show, police said. The Goa Police had filed a criminal case dated December 7 at the Police Station Arpora Anjuna, North Goa, under sections 105, 125, 125(a), 125(b), and 287, read with 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023. (ANI)
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