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NEW DELHI: Goa Police connected Thursday told the tribunal that Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, wanted successful the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub occurrence that killed 25 radical - had “misled” investigators and shown “no cooperation” during the probe, according to statements made successful court.Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub successful Goa, had moved Delhi’s Rohini tribunal seeking anticipatory bail, and the proceeding continued for the 2nd day.Opposing their anticipatory bail pleas, constabulary said the brothers near for Phuket soon aft the December 6 blaze and inaccurately claimed they had departed India earlier than records show. “There is nary practice connected the portion of Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, which disentitled them for bonzer extortion by this court.
They person nary concern successful Thailand. They near the state connected December 7. Though, they said that they had near connected the nighttime of December 6. Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra misled the court, misled the authorities and near the country,” constabulary submitted, arsenic per ANI.
Investigators told the tribunal that some brothers, on with spouse Ajay Gupta, were signatories of the club’s operations. They added that the Panchayat licence for the venue had lapsed and had not been renewed astatine the clip of the incident.
The blaze broke retired during a philharmonic nighttime attended by astir 100 people. Videos from minutes earlier the incidental showed performers dancing arsenic electrical firecrackers were acceptable off, a apt trigger. The club’s extended flammable decor, deficiency of functional fire-safety instrumentality and a constrictive entree roadworthy that near occurrence engines stranded astir 400 metres distant worsened the situation.Twenty-five people, 5 tourists and 20 unit members, died, astir from inhaling toxic fume portion trapped successful the basement.Four staffers were arrested soon aft the incident, portion the Luthra brothers near for Thailand hours aft booking their tickets arsenic the occurrence was inactive being extinguished. Their spouse Ajay Gupta was arrested successful Delhi and aboriginal moved to Goa for questioning. Both Saurabh and Gaurav person since been detained successful Thailand and are expected to beryllium deported.
What the Luthras assertion
In their bail petition, the brothers reason they are licensees, not owners, of the building, and importune they travelled to Thailand for a concern gathering alternatively than to evade investigators. They person sought 4 weeks’ transit anticipatory bail to debar contiguous apprehension upon arrival.The tribunal volition proceed proceeding their pleas arsenic the probe into 1 of Goa’s deadliest nightclub fires proceeds.
