New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Goa, where a recent fire claimed 25 lives.

The plea was filed before the Rohini court even as the brothers — who left India shortly after the incident — were detained in Thailand.

During the hearing, Goa Police counsel Abhinav Mukherjee argued that the brothers had falsely claimed minimal involvement in the business and said their travel abroad was pre-planned.

Police presented multiple documents contradicting the Luthra duo’s claims, including the FSSAI application filed by Saurabh Luthra, a Pollution Control Board application, and GST records showing both brothers and Ajay Gupta as partners.

Police further informed the court that the es

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