Hours after 25 people perished in a massive blaze in a nightclub in Goa on Saturday night, the Luthra brothers—Gaurav and Saurabh (owners of the club) fled the country evading a trial on alleged negligence and murder.

The brothers took an early morning IndiGo flight at 5:30 am and fled to Phuket in Thailand to seek refuge.

The fire occurred at a nightclub called Birch by Romeo Lane in Arpora. This club is situated 25 km from the capital Panaji.

Investigations into the deadly fire have revealed several discrepancies like structural deficiencies as well a complete disregard of fire safety norms.

The club—which was located on the backwaters of Arpora lake had very narrow exit doors. Furthermore, these doors were connected only by a narrow bridge which made escape from the burning building

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