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Pradeep Ghadi Amonkar, the archetypal proprietor of the onshore connected which Birch by Romeo Lane was located, connected Tuesday (December 9, 2025) said helium had flagged illegalities astir the nightclub, wherever a occurrence claimed the lives of 25 people, and has been warring a relentless ineligible conflict for 20 years.
Talking to PTI, Amonkar said helium had purchased 2 plots of onshore successful Arpora colony successful 1994 and signed an statement for merchantability with Surinder Kumar Khosla successful 2004, but it was withdrawn wrong six months arsenic the second failed to wage the money.
Kholsa went connected to acceptable up a nightclub connected the land, and it was aboriginal taken implicit by Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of Birch by Romeo Lane.
Amonkar became a whistleblower against the nine and filed a ailment against the establishment, on with Sunil Divkar, with the section Arpora-Nagoa panchayat regarding illegalities. The panchayat had issued a demolition announcement to Khosla successful 2024, which helium challenged and got a enactment from the Directorate of Panchayat.
"I person been warring a conflict for the past 20 years against Khosla, who has been progressive successful each kinds of illegalities successful this spot (land) I own," helium said.
Birch by Romeo Lane, a fashionable enactment venue successful Arpora colony successful North Goa, turned into a decease trap connected December 7 arsenic a massive occurrence tore done the premises, sidesplitting 25 people, astir of them unit and a fewer tourists.
Amonkar said that helium had purchased plots measuring 31,000 quadrate metres and 6,000 quadrate metres successful Arpora successful 1994, and 10 years later, helium signed an statement for merchantability with Khosla.
But the statement was withdrawn wrong six months, arsenic Khosla failed to wage the money, helium claimed.
Amonkar said that portion his lawsuit against Khosla was pending successful the little tribunal successful Goa for the past 20 years, the second continued his "illegal business" connected his land.
He said that connected December 20, 2023, helium had filed a ceremonial ailment with the section panchayat against the operation connected his land.
Amonkar, successful his complaint, mentioned that determination was unauthorised operation of shops, restaurants and six structures and 2 platforms connected alleged saltpans.
He said the panchayat conducted a tract inspection connected January 17, 2024, and a show-cause announcement was issued to Khosla connected February 15.
Amonkar showed the transcript of the demolition bid to PTI, and it stated that Khosla had failed to nutrient immoderate documentary grounds proving the legality of the unauthorised structures.
However, Khosla managed to get a enactment connected the section panchayat's bid by approaching the Directorate of Panchayat.
Amonkar alleged that Khosla was the main accused successful the full case.
He has besides taken to societal media to supply clarity connected the matter.
"The main accused is Khosla. I person been saying this for years, and I volition proceed to accidental it with the aforesaid clarity and conviction. He whitethorn fly the country," Amonkar wrote successful a post.
Arpora Sarpanch Roshan Redkar had earlier said that they had attempted to demolish the operation successful the past, but could not bash truthful arsenic the Directorate of Panchayat had issued a enactment order.
The State authorities, connected the different hand, person blamed the section panchayat for allowing the illegalities to continue.
The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) connected Monday stated that the sarpanch had signed NOCs for energy connection, h2o connection, location repairs and granted a commercialized licence, among different permissions to the establishment.
The nightclub continued to tally adjacent aft its commercialized licence expired successful March 2024.
Under conception 72-A of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, the section assemblage is empowered to seal specified premises. However they failed to bash so.
