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A tribunal successful Goa has rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra, owners of the fire-ravaged Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, successful a lawsuit involving the alleged forgery of documents to get an excise licence.
The further sessions tribunal successful Mapusa connected Friday (March 27, 2026) rejected the petition filed by the brothers, their advocator Parag Rao said.
The Luthras owned Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub successful Arpora colony of North Goa, wherever a occurrence broke retired connected December 6, 2025, killing 25 radical and injuring 50 others.
The brothers, who had fled to Thailand aft the occurrence and were deported from that federation connected December 17, are presently successful Colvale cardinal jailhouse successful North Goa.
While the Anjuna constabulary were investigating the duo successful transportation with the fire, the Mapusa constabulary registered a lawsuit of forgery, accusing them of providing forged documents to get a licence from the excise section for the nightclub.
Talking to reporters, advocator Rao said the justice announced that some their anticipatory bail applications were rejected.
"We are yet to get the elaborate judgment. We volition person to survey the order. We were not expecting it to beryllium rejected," helium said.
He further pointed retired that Ajay Gupta, different proprietor of the ill-fated nightclub, had been granted bail by the tribunal successful transportation with the occurrence and the aforesaid forgery case.
Rao said the brothers had contended that the alleged mendacious documents were with the police, truthful the authorities don't necessitate their custody successful the case.
He said that his clients had not applied for the documents, which were allegedly forged.
The wellness serviceman of Candolim Health Centre (North Goa) had registered a lawsuit against the Luthras, claiming that they had forged his signature to make a fake No Objection Certificate (NOC) and submitted it to the excise section to get a licence for the nightclub.
