Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday ordered that the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in the Arpora village be demolished, following a deadly fire on Sunday that killed at least 25 people.
This comes after a shocking revelation from the original owner of the land that the nightclub is located on—who became a whistleblower against the club in a case spanning two decades—that was supposed to have been demolished long ago.
According to Pradeep Ghadi Amonkar, Surinder Kumar Khosla built the nightclub on the land, despite the deal with Amonkar falling through as Khosla had not made any payments.
The nightclub was then taken over by Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra.
(This is a developing story. More details are awaited.)
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