Goa Nightclub Fire Case: Luthra Brothers Denied Immediate Relief As Court Delays ...

Summary of this article

• A Delhi court refused interim relief to Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra and scheduled their transit anticipatory bail plea for further hearing, seeking a response from Goa authorities.
  
• Co-owners Ajay Gupta and Surinder Kumar Khosla are also under scrutiny, while five staff members have already been arrested as the investigation into the Arpora nightclub tragedy continues.
  

Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, the owners of Goa’s Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub where a devastating fire killed at least 25 people, failed on Wednesday to secure interim relief from a Delhi court. Their application for transit anticipatory bail was not decided immediately, with the court instead posting the matter for hearing the next day.






Additional Sessions Judge Vandana, who is dealing with the brothers’ plea, sought a response from the Goa authorities on their request and listed the case for further consideration on Thursday. The two sought four weeks of transit anticipatory bail, arguing that they should not face immediate arrest upon returning to Delhi from Thailand, where they have been staying since shortly after the incident. They have also asked for interim protection from arrest until their application is fully heard.






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