Archive · 22 Dec 2025
Goa Nightclub Fire: Luthra Brothers' Custody Extended
There was a big fire in a nightclub in Goa, India, called Birch by Romeo Lane.
The fire happened on December 6, 2025, and sadly, 25 people died.
The owners of the nightclub, two brothers named Saurav and Gaurav Luthra, are in trouble.
The police think they might have used fake papers to get permission to open the nightclub.
The brothers also left Goa quickly after the fire, which made the police suspicious.
They were later caught in Thailand and brought back to India.
The police are still investigating to find out what really happened and if the brothers did anything wrong.
The court has extended the police custody of the Luthra brothers by five days.
Another owner, Ajay Gupta, has been remanded in judicial custody.
The police have also initiated a process to issue a Blue Corner Notice against a British national, Surinder Kumar Khosla, who has fled to the United Kingdom.
A Goa court extended the police custody of Saurav and Gaurav Luthra, owners of Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, by five days.
The Luthra brothers fled to Thailand after the fire and were deported back to India on December 17.
Ajay Gupta, another owner of the nightclub, was remanded in judicial custody for 14 days.
The police have registered a case against the Luthra brothers for culpable homicide not amounting to murder and other offences.
The police have initiated the process for issuing a Blue Corner Notice against British national Surinder Kumar Khosla, who has fled to the United Kingdom.
- Who
- Saurav and Gaurav Luthra (owners), Ajay Gupta (partner), Surinder Kumar Khosla (British national)
- What
- Alleged use of fake documents to obtain nightclub license and a deadly fire
- When
- Fire on December 6, 2025; Investigation ongoing as of December 22, 2025
- Where
- North Goa, India
- Why
- To secure official permissions to operate the club and potential financial irregularities
- Victims
- 25
- Nightclub
- Birch by Romeo Lane
- Location
- North Goa, India
- Date of Fire
- December 6, 2025
- Accused
- Saurav and Gaurav Luthra, Ajay Gupta, Surinder Kumar Khosla
- Police Station
- Mapusa Police Station
- Alleged Forgery
- Fake health certificate, trade license, and other related documents
- Business Partners
- Ajay Gupta, Surinder Kumar Khosla
- Arrested Persons
- 8
- Blue Corner Notice
- Issued for Surinder Kumar Khosla
Sources
Goa Fire Case: Did Luthra Brothers Use Fake Documents To Obtain Nightclub Licence? Probe On
Goa Nightclub Fire: Police Remand of Luthra Siblings Extended By 5 Days
Goa Birch Nightclub Fire: Court Extends Police Remand of Luthra Brothers Till December 26
