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Goa police file second charge sheet in Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub fire case

Goa police file second charge sheet in Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub fire case

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The Goa police on Thursday filed a chargesheet against nightclub owners Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra in a second FIR linked to the December 2025 fire at Birch by Romeo Lane in Goa’s Arpora village that killed 25 people. Chargesheet in the Goa nightclub fire case names five accused, including owners Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, and cites a forged health NOC. The 2,306-page chargesheet names 50 witnesses and five accused, including the Luthra brothers; their partner in M/s Being GS Hospitality Goa Arpora LLP, which owned the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, Ajay Gupta; Dinesh Khera; and excise department clerk Gauresh Gawas. According to the chargesheet, the Luthra brothers and Gupta submitted a forged no-objection certificate from the local health centre while applying for an excise licence, which was later issued to them. An NOC from the health department is necessary for a club to obtain permission to operate. The Arpora fire tragedy at Birch by Romeo Lane, an illegally operating nightclub, occurred on the intervening night of December 6 and 7, 2025, killing 25 people …

Owners among 13 named in Goa club fire charge sheet| India News

Owners among 13 named in Goa club fire charge sheet| India News

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PANAJI: The Goa police on Thursday filed a charge sheet, naming 13 accused, including co-owners Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, in connection with the fire at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub that claimed 25 lives in December last year. Owners among 13 named in Goa club fire charge sheet The police filed the 4,150-page charge sheet, which lists 305 witnesses, before the Mapusa judicial magistrate. Twenty-five people, including four from a Delhi family, were killed and several others injured as a devastating fire engulfed the Birch By Romeo Lane nightclub, a popular venue for party at Arpora village in North Goa, on the night of December 6, 2025. Luthra brothers, the co-owners of the nightclub, had fled to Phuket in Thailand hours after the incident and were deported from that nation on December 17. Besides the Luthra brothers, their partner at the M/s Being GS Hospitality Goa Arpora LLP, which owned the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, Ajay Gupta, was also named in the charge sheet. All three are currently in judicial custody. The charge …

Luthra Brothers To Remain In Jail As Court Rejects Bail Plea In Goa Nightclub Fire | India News

Luthra Brothers To Remain In Jail As Court Rejects Bail Plea In Goa Nightclub Fire | India News

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Last Updated:February 12, 2026, 16:52 IST The Mapusa Sessions Court denied bail to Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra for the Arpora fire tragedy at Birch by Romeo Lane in Goa, which claimed 25 lives. Saurav and Gaurav Luthra, owned the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in North Goa where a fire claimed 25 lives. The Mapusa Sessions Court on Thursday rejected the bail applications of Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra in connection with the Arpora fire tragedy at Birch by Romeo Lane in Goa, which occurred on December 6, 2025, claiming 25 lives. Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit Location : Goa, India, India First Published: February 12, 2026, 16:52 IST News india Luthra Brothers To Remain In Jail As Court Rejects Bail Plea In Goa Nightclub Fire Disclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not News18’s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. …

Nightclub where fire claimed 25 lives flagged for illegal construction in 2024: Goa govt| India News

Nightclub where fire claimed 25 lives flagged for illegal construction in 2024: Goa govt| India News

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Panaji, The Goa government has told the legislative assembly that the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, where 25 persons died in a fire last month, had been flagged for illegal construction by revenue officials in 2024. Nightclub where fire claimed 25 lives flagged for illegal construction in 2024: Goa govt Twenty-five persons were killed last month in a fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, located at Arpora in North Goa. State Revenue Minister Atanasio Monserratte, in a written reply to the House on Friday, attached documents that show the club was constructed by demolishing the traditional sluice gate inside the salt pan by illegally converting the land. The original owners of the property, Pradeep Ghadi Amonkar and Sunil Divkar, had filed a complaint before the Bardez taluka mamlatdar on December 21, 2023. The complaint was filed against the then Maizon Lake View Resort . The complainants had signed an agreement for sale with Surinder Khosla, the proprietor of the resort. Their complaint specifically mentioned that there was a construction without the conversion of …

Goa Fire: After ‘Major Tragedy’ Complaint, Site Inspection Of Birch By Romeo Lane Took 15 Months | India News

Goa Fire: After ‘Major Tragedy’ Complaint, Site Inspection Of Birch By Romeo Lane Took 15 Months | India News

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Last Updated:January 15, 2026, 20:40 IST The establishment, however, got a “green clearance” in the interim from the Goa State Pollution Control Board to operate till 2039 despite a serious complaint against it ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ in Goa went up in flames last month, claiming 25 lives. (Image: PTI/File) The site inspection of ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ did not take place for almost 15 months after a serious complaint against the establishment in Goa, where a fire claimed 25 lives last month. The establishment, however, got a “green clearance” in the interim from the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) to operate till 2039. This was revealed by documents, which have now been laid out before the Goa legislative assembly by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. According to these documents, the first complaint against the outlet was filed on December 18, 2023, warning against a “major tragedy”. “Illegal construction in eco-sensitive zone (salt pans), agricultural field, discharge of sewage into the Baga river, operation of discotheque in an unstable structure which could cause a major …

Fire-Hit Goa Nightclub Was Built Illegally On Salt Pan, Operated Without License: Probe Report | India News

Fire-Hit Goa Nightclub Was Built Illegally On Salt Pan, Operated Without License: Probe Report | India News

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Last Updated:January 01, 2026, 08:24 IST A magisterial inquiry found that the Goa nightclub where 25 people died in a December fire was illegally built on a salt pan and operated without a valid license. Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Goa (Photo: PTI) A government-appointed magisterial inquiry has concluded that the Goa nightclub where 25 people lost their lives in a devastating fire earlier this month was illegally constructed on a salt pan and was allowed to function despite lacking mandatory permissions. According to the report, which was made public on Wednesday, the nightclub ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ in Arpora village of North Goa stood in the middle of a salt pan or water body, land on which construction is expressly prohibited. The inquiry noted that erecting any structure on a salt pan is impermissible under existing laws as well as earlier regulations, and violates provisions of the Goa Land Revenue Code and Coastal Zone Regulations. The report further revealed that the establishment continued to operate without a valid trade license after March 31, …

Luthra Brothers To Remain In Jail As Court Rejects Bail Plea In Goa Nightclub Fire | India News

Goa Court Extends Police Custody Of Luthra Brothers Till December 29 | India News

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Last Updated:December 26, 2025, 22:42 IST Eight people have been arrested so far, and police are continuing the investigation into the roles of those linked to the nightclub’s operations and management. Saurav and Gaurav Luthra, own the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in North Goa where a fire claimed 25 lives. A court in Goa on Friday extended the police custody of nightclub owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra till December 29 in connection with the deadly fire at a popular nightclub in North Goa that claimed 25 lives earlier this month. The brothers own the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora village, where the fire broke out on December 6. Following the incident, the siblings allegedly left the country within hours and travelled to Thailand. They were later deported to India on December 17. The extension was granted by a Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court in Mapusa after the brothers’ initial 10-day police remand ended on Friday. Their lawyer, Parag Rao, said the court accepted the police request for additional custody. “Their initial …

Court remands Luthra brothers in 5-day custody; denies plea for ‘good mattress’

Court remands Luthra brothers in 5-day custody; denies plea for ‘good mattress’

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PANAJI: A Goa court on Wednesday remanded entrepreneur brothers Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra in police custody for five days shortly after being brought to the state from New Delhi in connection with the devastating fire in their nightclub that killed 25 people on the night intervening December 6 and 7. North Goa: One of the Luthra brothers, co-owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, being escorted by police personnel after medical examination at the district hospital (PTI) The brothers, who were brought to Goa on a Wednesday morning flight, were taken for medical examination, first at a primary health centre, from where they were referred to the Asilo District Hospital, before being produced in the court of Mapusa judge Puja Sardesai. The brothers, co-owners of the north Goa nightclub Birch by Romeo Lane, sought directions for provision of a ‘good mattress’ while in custody because of their health condition. Their legal team told the judge that Saurabh had an issue in his spinal cord, and Gaurav, with his tail bone. The court sent the …

Luthra Brothers’ ‘Sleeping Partner’ Hid At Friend’s Hospital After Goa Nightclub Fire: Report | India News

Luthra Brothers’ ‘Sleeping Partner’ Hid At Friend’s Hospital After Goa Nightclub Fire: Report | India News

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Last Updated:December 13, 2025, 19:52 IST Ajay Gupta, another partner of Birch by Romeo Lane, was arrested in Delhi and sentenced to seven days of police custody in Goa on Wednesday. Ajay Gupta, co-owner of Goa club, detained in New Delhi. (Image: ANI) As the spotlight remains on brothers Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra for the Goa nightclub fire, which killed 25 people, police have reportedly found that their “sleeping partner”, identified as Ajay Gupta, was hiding in a friend’s hospital after the massive blaze. Gupta, another partner of Birch by Romeo Lane who was arrested in Delhi and brought to Goa late on December 10, was produced before the JMFC Court in Mapusa on Wednesday. The court remanded him to seven days of police custody for further investigation into the nightclub fire case. While the Luthra brothers await deportation from Thailand, Gupta was traced to a Delhi-based hospital just three days after the December 6 fire at Birch by Romeo Lane fire, according to a report by NDTV. He was in Goa at the time …

Goa nightclub fire: The party that took a tragic turn

Goa nightclub fire: The party that took a tragic turn

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Ishaq Hussein Khaku, a 25-year-old from Bengaluru, was excited to spend the party season in Goa with his friends. According to his father, Mohammed Hussain, the group decided to go on December 6 for ‘Bollywood night’ at Birch by Romeo Lane, a restaurant, cocktail bar, and club that had opened last year in the village of Arpora. Located near Baga, one of the most popular beaches of North Goa, it promised “coastal luxury”, “a wild crowd”, “the hottest beats in town”, and “island-style cocktails”, on their Instagram account. Editorial | ​Wanton negligence: On the Goa blaze Birch put out advertisements that Kristina Sheikh, a dancer from Kazakhstan, would perform that night. When Sheikh began grooving to ‘Mehbooba, Mehbooba’ from the Hindi blockbuster film, Sholay, sparks began to fly behind her. Videos that went viral later showed her stopping and glancing above at the false ceiling made of bamboo and wood. “I ran home, into the arms of my daughter,” Sheikh told a television channel later. “One of my teammates alerted me about the fire and …