Goa Nightclub Fire Updates: Rohini Court Dismisses Luthra Brothers’ Anticipatory Transit Bail Plea

Goa Birch Nightclub Fire Live Update: The Rohini Court in Delhi has denied anticipatory transit bail to Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra. Additional sessions Judge Vandana dismissed their applications. 

The brothers had fled to Thailand after a deadly fire broke out at their nightclub in Goa on the night of December 6th, prompting a swift international search and legal proceedings.

Goa Birch Nightclub Fire Live Update: Goa CM Pramod Sawant has stated that the investigation is being conducted on a fast-track basis, with 6 arrests made so far.

"A Look Out Circular (LOC) has also been issued on the same day as the incident to prevent the accused from fleeing. The Goa police and central government agencies have worked in a fast-track manner. Strict action will be taken against the remaining individuals. We hope that our government will deliver justice to the families of those who lost their lives,” he said. 

Goa Birch Nightclub Fire Live Update: Speaking to the media outside the court, Birch Nightclub co-owner Ajay Gupta said, “I’m sad for what has happened. I’m not a demon. I didn’t do it. I’m a sleeping partner and have no role in operations.”

Goa Birch Nightclub Fire Live Update: The Delhi Rohini Court has now reserved its order in the anticipatory bail hearing concerning the fugitive Luthra brothers'. The decision is scheduled to be delivered at 5 PM today.

Goa Birch Nightclub Fire Live Update: Luthra Brothers and his counsel argued that the state's actions constitute "punitive revenge" rather than due process. Claiming to face life threats and harassment, Luthra stated that police have ignored these threats while authorities in Goa bulldozed and sealed his restaurants without notice. 

Goa Birch Nightclub Fire Live Update: The authorities uncovered a vast financial fraud allegedly, as owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra reportedly were directors in all the companies, which were all registered at a single address in northwest Delhi, and all the companies had opened in the last two years, reports say. 
 

Goa Birch Nightclub Fire Live Update: Rohini Court begins hearing the anticipatory bail plea of Luthra brothers.

Goa Birch Nightclub Fire Live Update: The hotel from where Luthra was detained was located just 15 minutes away from the immigration centre.

Goa Nightclub Fire Live Update: Ajay Gupta, co-owner of Birch by Romeo Lane, was produced before the Mapusa Court and sent to 7-day police custody. Gupta’s lawyer requested relief citing his ill health, but the judge rejected the plea, stating that police will ensure his well-being. The Anjuna police have been instructed to provide all necessary medicines and properly monitor his health.

Goa Nightclub Fire Live Update: Republic exclusively accessed fresh details from the Interpol Blue Corner Notices issued against Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra in connection with the Goa nightclub fire that killed 25 people. The notices confirm that both brothers are being sought for offences including injury causing death, manslaughter and murder, as cited in FIR 154/2025 registered at Anjuna Police Station.

Goa Nightclub Fire Live Update: A Blue Corner Notice has been issued by Interpol against Saurabh and Gaurav LuthraThe brothers were subsequently detained in Thailand after their Indian passports were officially cancelled.

Goa Nightclub Fire Live Update: Indian Embassy officials have arrived at the Phuket Immigration Centre as procedures intensify to bring Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra back to India.

Goa Nightclub Fire Live Update: According to sources, Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra have been formally charged with manslaughter in connection with the Goa Birch nightclub fire that killed 25 people on December 6.

Goa Nightclub Fire Live Update: India has officially made a provisional request to Thai authorities seeking the custody of Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, arrested in connection with the Goa Birch nightclub fire. The request moves the extradition process forward as officials on the ground coordinate the handover.

Goa Nightclub Fire Live Update: A picture image has emerged showing Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra at the Indigo Hotel on Patong Beach in Phuket, where they had checked into Room 345 after fleeing India following the Goa Birch nightclub fir.

Goa Nightclub Fire Live Update: Survivor and eyewitness Bhawana Joshi, who lost her husband and three sisters in the Birch nightclub inferno, has alleged that the tragedy was worsened by the club’s lack of basic safety measures. She said there was “no emergency exit, no fire alarm, and no system to control the blaze,” adding that staff members were focused on protecting dancers and musicians instead of helping people escape. Her testimony has intensified questions over severe safety lapses at the club.

Goa Nightclub Fire Live Update: Indian authorities have revoked the passports of Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra , co-owners of Birch by Romeo Lane after they fled to Phuket, Thailand shortly. 

Goa Nightclub Fire Live Update: Republic is reporting live from the Phuket Immigration Centre, where Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra remain detained following their arrest. The brothers are undergoing formal procedures ahead of their expected transfer to Indian authorities, who are preparing to bring them back to Delhi for further legal action.

Goa Nightclub Fire Live Update: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, have been moved to the Phuket Immigration Centre after their arrest in Thailand.

Goa Nightclub Fire Live Update: Ajay Gupta, the third accused and co-owner of Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, is set to be produced before the Mapusa court today at 12 PM. The development comes as investigations continue into the December 6 Arpora fire that claimed 25 lives.

Goa Nightclub Fire Live Update: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, are set to be brought to India today following their arrest in Phuket, Thailand.

Goa Nightclub Fire Live Updates: Indian officials have reached Phuket, Thailand, to oversee the extradition of Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra. The brothers, are set to be brought to Delhi to face charges including culpable homicide, as authorities coordinate under the India-Thailand extradition framework.

Goa Nightclub Fire Live Update: The first visuals have emerged showing Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, in custody in Phuket, Thailand. The brothers were arrested following the December 6 Arpora fire that claimed 25 lives. They had fled India shortly after the tragedy, prompting Goa Police to revoke their passports and coordinate with Thai authorities for their arrest.

Goa Nightclub Fire Live Update: In a major breakthrough in the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub fire case, the two key accused, Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, have been detained in Thailand. Extradition under India-Thailand treaty begins as brothers face culpable homicide charges for deadly Arpora blaze.