The property is owned by Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, who fled to Thailand after a major fire at their Arpora nightclub killed 25 people.
In a major crackdown against fugitive Luthara brothers, municipal authorities on Tuesday demolished part of Romeo Lane restaurant in Vagator.
The property is owned by Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, who fled to Thailand after a major fire at their Arpora nightclub killed 25 people.
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The action was taken hours after Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s ordered authorities to demolish the property.
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Meanwhile, a picture of Saurabh Luthra has also surfaced online. According to reports, the picture is from Thailand where he fled with his brother after the fire tragedy.
According to Goa police, the accused fled the country at 5.30 am on December 7, less than six hours after the fire at their Goa nightclub.
“The Bureau of Immigration at Mumbai was contacted and it was found that both the accused had taken 6E 1073 flight (New Delhi to Phuket) at 5.30am on 7th December,” Deputy Superintendent of Police and Public Relations Officer Nilesh Rane said.
Goa Police had booked Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra and a few others under section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), section 125(a)(b) (endangering lives and personal safety) and section 287, which deals with negligent handling of fire or combustible material under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Meanwhile, Interpol has also issued a Blue Corner notice against them. Indian agencies are trying to geolocate the fugitive brothers and bring them back to India.
So far, police have arrested five people in connection with the fire. The arrested accused have been identified as Birch general manager Rajiv Modak, gate manager Priyanshu Thakur, bar manager Rajveer Singhania and general manager Vivek Singh.
Another person, Bharat Singh Kohli, who reportedly managed the nightclub’s operations on behalf of the Luthra brothers has also been arrested.
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