Overview
- The district and sessions court in Goa, which ruled Friday, denied anticipatory bail to Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra in a case that accuses them of forgery and cheating.
- Police say the owners forged a no‑objection certificate from the Health Office and used it to secure excise and other permits to run Birch by Romeo Lane.
- A blaze at the Arpora nightclub on the night of December 6–7, 2025 killed 25 people after electrically triggered pyro sparklers allegedly ignited a bamboo roof.
- Goa Police filed a chargesheet last month against 13 accused, including the Luthras, citing culpable homicide and negligent conduct and describing missing fire safety gear and unlawful operations.
- The Enforcement Directorate is running a parallel financial probe and, in raids last month, identified about ₹22 crore it says are proceeds of crime.