A Delhi court on Thursday rejected the transit anticipatory bail plea of Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Goa, where a fire last week killed at least 25 people. The brothers had applied for four weeks of protection from arrest on Wednesday.

According to Goa Police, the brothers booked their flight at 1.15 am, shortly after the fire, and flew to Thailand on December 7 at 5 am, a move the police described as an attempt to evade arrest. A coordinated, multi-agency operation across two countries eventually led to their detention in Thailand.

Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, wanted in the Goa Birch Hotel fire case, are now expected to be deported to India soon. Meanwhile, their partner Ajay Gupta—who was arrested in Delhi and brought to Goa on the night of D

See Full Page