Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that officials responsible for granting permission to the Luthra brothers, Gaurav and Saurav Luthra, to operate the nightclub have been issued a show-cause notice.
The owners of Goa’s Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub landed in the state after a Delhi court granted transit remand in the Arpora fire case that killed 25 people.
The Luthra brothers, owners of the Arpora nightclub where 25 people died in a fire, were brought to Delhi from Thailand.
Lawyers representing Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra met them in Thailand and briefed them on legal procedures, as deportation steps moved forward in the Goa nightclub fire case.
The Luthra brothers had fled to Thailand hours after the fire tragedy at their Goa nightclub.
The authorities in Thailand, where the Luthra brothers had fled after fire at their Goa nightclub killed 25, have initiated the process to deport them to India.
CM Sawant said that teams of Goa police and the CBI will travel to Thailand where the Luthra brothers are detained to ensure their deportation at the earliest.
From the fire at Goa's Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub to the alleged owners’ escape and eventual detention, here’s the full timeline of events
The plea was filed before the Rohini court even as the brothers -- who left India shortly after the incident -- were detained in Thailand.
The Luthra brothers left India hours after the Goa nightclub fire. Indian and Thai agencies tracked them across borders and detained them in Phuket. Deportation proceedings have begun.
