Panaji: Kazakh national Kristina, who was dancing at the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub when a devastating blaze broke out and claimed 25 lives, did not possess the business visa required to perform in India, police confirmed on Tuesday.

A video circulating on social media shows electric firecrackers bursting and flames shooting from the club’s roof. The footage captures Kristina, who was performing a belly dance, and the accompanying band members fleeing in panic as the fire spread rapidly.

A senior police officer at the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) told PTI that Kristina, originally from Kazakhstan, had applied for a business visa but had not yet received approval. “She had applied for the business visa, but she had yet to get the approval,” the officer said, adding

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