Overview
- Thai authorities detained Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra in Phuket and shifted them to immigration custody as Indian and Thai officials coordinate their return.
- Goa Police expect custody early next week, with the Indian embassy in Bangkok arranging Emergency Travel Certificates after passports were impounded.
- Interpol issued a Blue Corner notice as investigators say the brothers booked Phuket tickets at 1:17 am and left at 5:30 am on December 7, hours after the blaze.
- Preliminary probes indicate electric pyrotechnics ignited a wooden ceiling and the fire spread quickly due to flammable decor, narrow exits and poor evacuation lighting.
- Six associates have been arrested, including co-owner Ajay Gupta who is in seven-day police custody, while North Goa has banned indoor pyrotechnics and officials probe permit and land irregularities.