Goa 2025: Nightclub blaze casts shadow; FIDE World Cup, IFFI bring cheer

Birch By Romeo Lane Fire: Luthra Brothers Remanded To Judicial Custody Till Jan 9

A Goa court on Monday remanded nightclub owners Gaurav and Saurav Luthra to judicial custody until January 9, 2026, in connection with the deadly fire at Birch by Romeo Lane that killed 25 people earlier this month. The brothers, co-owners of the Arpora-based nightclub, were produced before a Judicial Magistrate First Class after their police custody ended. The December 6 blaze also left several others injured. Speaking to ANI, advocate Parag Ra…

Goa police custody of Luthra brothers extended to Dec 29

A Goa court on Friday extended till December 29 the police custody of brothers Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub where 25 people were killed in a devastating fire earlier this month. The siblings had fled to Thailand just hours after the tragedy that occurred in Arpora village on December 6 and were deported from that nation on December 17.

Goa 2025: Nightclub blaze casts shadow; FIDE World Cup, IFFI bring cheer

Panaji: Goa's hopes of entering 2026 on a high note on the back of a more than six per cent rise in tourist arrivals between January-September this year compared to the same period in 2024 were singed due to the devastating December 6 fire in a nightclub that killed 25 persons. Initial probe revealed a spate of irregularities with regards to the ill-fated Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub. Two of its owners managing to flee to Thailand within hours …