Pradeep Ghadi Amonkar, the original owner of the land on which Birch by Romeo Lane was located, on Tuesday (December 9, 2025) said he had flagged illegalities about the nightclub, where a fire claimed the lives of 25 people, and has been fighting a relentless legal battle for 20 years.

Talking to PTI , Amonkar said he had purchased two plots of land in Arpora village in 1994 and signed an agreement for sale with Surinder Kumar Khosla in 2004 , but it was withdrawn within six months as the latter failed to pay the money.

Kholsa went on to set up a nightclub on the land, and it was later taken over by Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of Birch by Romeo Lane.

Amonkar became a whistleblower against the club and filed a complaint against the establishment, along with Sunil Divkar, with t

See Full Page