PANAJI, Dec 11: The Thailand Police have detained Saurabh Luthra and his brother Gaurav Luthra, who fled India after a fire at their Goa nightclub claimed 25 lives, officials said on Thursday.
The nightclub co-owners, against whom an Interpol Blue Corner Notice had been issued, were detained at the request of the Indian government, they said.Both the accused have been detained at Phuket in Thailand, and a process is underway to bring them to India, senior officials confirmed to PTI.
The duo booked their tickets for Phuket through a travel portal at 1.17 am on December 7, within an hour of learning about the devastating fire at ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’, their nightblub at Arpora in North Goa, as per officials.At the time when police and administration were still battling the blaze and attempting to rescue staff, the two left India in the early hours of Sunday by an IndiGo flight.
The Goa Police had approached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the issuance of the Blue Corner Notice against them.
KEJRIWAL ATTACKS BJP
AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday tore into the ruling BJP in Goa over the nightclub fire that claimed 25 lives, blaming the tragedy on corruption and saying this is what the saffron party has given to the tourist state during its long rule.Kejriwal, who arrived in the state on a three-day tour, alleged the fire tragedy in North Goa over the weekend was reflection of corruption in the BJP-led state administration.Talking to reporters outside the Dabolim airport, the former Delhi CM said he is in Goa to campaign for the party for the upcoming zilla panchayat (ZP) elections and meet AAP volunteers.
In the last 13 years of its rule, the BJP has given only corruption to Goa and this was evident in the devastating fire at the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub at Arpora in North Goa, alleged the AAP leader. (PTI)
