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The Goa constabulary connected Tuesday (December 9, 2025) detained Ajay Gupta, 1 of the 4 owners of ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub, wherever a devastating occurrence claimed the lives of 25 persons.
The authorities constabulary had earlier issued a Look Out Circular (LOC) against Gupta and different proprietor Surinder Kumar Khosla.
“We person detained Ajay Gupta, 1 of the owners of the nightclub. This is the sixth idiosyncratic to beryllium held successful transportation with the case,” a Goa constabulary spokesperson said.
“Earlier, an LOC was issued against him arsenic a constabulary squad had failed to find him astatine his Delhi residence erstwhile it visited it there,” helium said, adding that Gupta was aboriginal recovered successful the nationalist superior and was detained.
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He volition soon beryllium placed nether apprehension aft the completion of formalities to bring him to Goa, the authoritative said.
Two much owners of the nightclub — Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra — are connected the tally and a bluish country announcement has been issued against them.
The constabulary person truthful acold arrested 5 persons — nightclub’s main wide manager Rajiv Modak, wide manager Vivek Singh, barroom manager Rajiv Singhania, gross manager Riyanshu Thakur and worker Bharat Kohli.
Twenty-five persons were killed successful the occurrence astatine the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub successful Arpora successful North Goa astir midnight connected Saturday (December 6, 2025).
