A local court in Goa on Wednesday granted bail to Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, in connection with the fire at a Goa nightclub on December 6 last year. At least 25 people were killed in the fire in North Goa’s Arpora. The court of the Additional Sessions Judge at Merces, Goa granted regular bail to accused Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra. The accused were represented by Senior Advocate Subodh Kantak, instructed by Advocate Vaibhav Suri. Also Instructed by SKRB Law Office However, they will not be released from jail at present, as the Mapusa Police on Monday took custody of brothers Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of the Arpora-based nightclub, Birch by Romeo Lane, in connection with the alleged forgery of a no-objection certificate (NOC).
Court had rejected anticipatory bail pleas of Luthra brothers
Last week, the court had rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra in a case involving the alleged forgery of documents to obtain an excise licence. The additional sessions court in Mapusa on Friday rejected the petition filed by the brothers, their advocate Parag Rao said.
The Luthra brother owned Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora village of North Goa, where a fire broke out on December 6, 2025, killing 25 people and injuring 50 others.
Mapusa police in Goa takes custody of Luthra brothers
The Mapusa police in Goa on Monday took custody of Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra, who were arrested for the December 6 nightclub fire tragedy, in a case of alleged forgery to obtain an excise licence, an official said.
The two, currently in Colvale central jail in North Goa, were taken into custody after the additional sessions court in Mapusa rejected their anticipatory bail petition on March 27 in the forgery case, he added.
While Anjuna police is investigating the fire tragedy, Mapusa police registered a case of forgery against the Luthras for allegedly providing forged documents to obtain a licence from the excise department for the nightclub, the official explained.
"We took custody of Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra as part of our probe," the Mapusa police station official said. The Luthra siblings are owners of Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora village, where a devastating fire on December 6 last year led to the deaths of 25 persons and injuries to more than 50 others. They had fled to Thailand at the time and were arrested after being deported from that nation.
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