Goa

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Rohini court on Thursday denied transit anticipatory bail to Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, co-owners of the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub in Goa, noting that the “nature of offence, prima facie, is grave and serious in nature where 25 people have lost their lives.” The court’s decision comes in connection with the deadly fire at the club on 6 December.Goa Club Owners...

Gaurav (L) and Saurabh Luthra PANAJI: The owners of Goa nightclub Birch by Romeo Lane, where 25 people were killed in a fire on Saturday night, approached a Delhi court on Wednesday seeking four weeks’ transit anticipatory bail, claiming they are currently in Thailand on a business trip. The Rohini district and sessions court did not grant interim relief and listed the matter for hearing on...

Goa nightclub co-owner Ajay Gupta. NEW DELHI: Ajay Gupta — co-owner of Goa’s ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub — was tracked down to a private Delhi hospital where he had allegedly checked in citing “spine-related issues” in a bid to buy time and evade arrest in the blaze that killed 25 people on December 6. His cover collapsed after medical clearance, following which he was detained and...

Goa authorities allegedly ignored a report detailing "gross violations" at a property where a fatal nightclub fire occurred, dropping proceedings against the owner. Meanwhile, in Delhi, agencies are passing the buck over a vanished wetland, with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Central Pollution Control Board blaming each other for its disappearance under landfill waste. PANAJI: Less than two...