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NEW DLEHI: The outer affairs ministry connected Wednesday received a petition from the Goa authorities seeking to revoke the passports of Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, and the petition is presently nether examination, reported PTI citing sources.
The determination comes amid an expanding probe into the nightclub blaze successful North Goa that killed 25 radical past week. Earlier connected Tuesday Interpol issued a bluish country announcement against the brothers, who are believed to beryllium hiding successful Phuket, Thailand. According to the constabulary investigation, the Luthra brothers booked tickets for a Phuket-bound formation astatine 1.17am connected December 7, adjacent arsenic firefighters battled the monolithic occurrence astatine Birch by Romeo Lane successful Arpora.
They reportedly flew retired by 5.30am connected IndiGo formation 6E-1073. Goa DGP Alok Kumar described their departure arsenic “a wide effort to evade investigation.”Despite leaving India, the brothers person approached a Delhi tribunal for 4 weeks’ transit anticipatory bail, arguing they travelled to Thailand for enactment and not to escape. Their plea, filed successful a Rohini tribunal connected Wednesday, stated: “We privation to travel back,” portion maintaining they were not progressive successful regular operations of the nightclub.
A formation shack tally by the brothers is besides slated for demolition. Shortly aft their departure, Look Out Circulars were issued, and a Goa constabulary squad reached Delhi with an apprehension warrant, but the duo was untraceable. Immigration authorities aboriginal confirmed they had already near the country. Their anticipatory bail plea volition beryllium heard connected Thursday aft the tribunal declined interim relief.Meanwhile, Goa constabulary person arrested 4 unit members of the nightclub - main wide manager Rajiv Modak, gross manager Priyanshu Thakur, barroom manager Rajveer Singhania and wide manager Vivek Singh - who person been remanded to six days’ custody. Three suspended authorities authorities officials person besides been summoned arsenic the probe continues.
