Hours after a massive fire ripped through a nightclub in North Goa, killing 25 people, the owners of the club have left India for Thailand, police said on Monday.
Goa Police are now taking steps to coordinate with the Interpol Division of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to apprehend both Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra, the main accused in the incident.
Earlier, a police team had gone to Delhi in search of the two brothers after a first information report was filed against them. Since they couldn’t trace the duo, the probe team requested the Bureau of Immigration to issue a lookout circular, alerting all airports and ports across the country.
Following this, the Bureau of Immigration at Mumbai airport found out that the two accused flew out to Phuket on an IndiGo flight at 5.30 am on Sunday, officials said.
Meanwhile, police have arrested the third accused, Bharat Kohli, from Delhi and brought him to Goa for questioning.
At least 25 people, including four tourists, were killed in the devastating fire that struck the nightclub, ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’, in North Goa on Saturday night. According to media reports, between 100 and 150 people were on the dance floor when the fire broke out between 11 pm and 12 am.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant alleged that the nightclub had not complied with fire safety norms. The popular party venue at Arpora village, around 25 km from the state capital Panaji, opened last year.
