Goa night club fire: BIG action against Luthra brothers… passports suspended, accused held in Thailand, to be now…

In the latest development in the Goa fire incident, the Luthra brothers have been held in Thailand. According to police, the duo booked their flight tickets at 1:17 am on Sunday, barely ninety minutes after the fire erupted at Birch by Romeo Lane in North Goa.

The Goa Police have suspended the passports of Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, the principal owners of Goa’s Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), passports can be suspended by the Central Government or any designated officer as per the provisions of Section 10A of the Passports Act 1967. The holder whose passport has been suspended cannot leave the country on such a passport.

Passports are often suspended in criminal cases and reactivating it requires fulfilling legal procedures or conditions. The next step, according to the sources, will be the cancellation of passports.

According to reports, the brothers have been held in Thailand and the deportation process has begun.

Meanwhile, a Delhi court on Wednesday declined to grant any temporary protection to the brothers, noting that their plea would be taken up on Thursday. The inferno at the Goa nightclub has so far claimed at least 25 lives, including both tourists and staff members.

Even as Saurabh took to social media to share a sombre note expressing his “deep sorrow” and “solidarity” with the families of the victims, the Bureau of Immigration moved swiftly and issued a Look Out Circular against both brothers. Goa Police, now working closely with Interpol, has said it is pushing to bring the duo into custody “as soon as possible.”