Goa nightclub fire: Court denies bail to Luthra brothers in connection with forgery case
PTC News Desk: A local court in Goa has rejected anticipatory bail pleas of Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra owners of the fire-ravaged Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, in connection with 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 brothers, who had fled to Thailand after the fire and were deported from that nation on December 17, are currently in Colvale central jail in North Goa.
While the Anjuna police were investigating the duo in connection with the fire, the Mapusa police registered a case of forgery, accusing them of providing forged documents to obtain a licence from the excise department for the nightclub.
Talking to reporters, advocate Rao said the judge announced that both their anticipatory bail applications were rejected.
"We are yet to get the detailed judgment. We will have to study the order. We were not expecting it to be rejected," he said.
He further pointed out that Ajay Gupta, another owner of the ill-fated nightclub, had been granted bail by the court in connection with the fire and the same forgery case.
- With inputs from agencies
