Ajay Gupta, one of the co-owners of Birch by Romeo Lane, was brought to Delhi Police’s Crime Branch on Wednesday in connection with the devastating fire at the North Goa nightclub that claimed 25 lives.

Speaking briefly to reporters while entering the office, his face largely concealed by a mask, Gupta insisted he was “only a partner” in the establishment.

According to sources, Goa Police questioned Gupta in Delhi and have begun formal procedures to take him into custody, including seeking a transit remand. Investigators say Gupta had been untraceable since the December 6 blaze in Goa. A Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued after officers failed to locate him during their initial search in Delhi.

He was eventually found at a private hospital in Lajpat Nagar, where he had reportedly admit

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