Overview
- A sessions court in Mapusa on February 12 rejected bail for Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub.
- The brothers remain in Colvale central jail after fleeing to Thailand hours after the blaze and being deported to India on December 17.
- The December 6, 2025 fire at the Arpora venue during a dance party killed 25 people and injured about 50.
- Goa Police booked the owners and others under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including culpable homicide not amounting to murder, a charge the defense contests.
- A detailed order is awaited as the defense considers approaching the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court, while victims’ families called the ruling a victory.