How Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, owners of Goa nightclub, fled to Thailand hours after fire

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• He has since fled to Thailand Image courtesy: X, APSearch and forensic teams are still sifting through the burnt wreckage of the Romeo Lane nightclub, as Goa struggles to process one of its worst tragedies in recent memory. Late Saturday night, a massive fire ripped through the venue, killing 25 people.
• In the aftermath, the Goa Police registered an FIR against the nightclub’s owners, its manager, and the organisers of the late-night event held there. Soon after the FIR was filed, a police team travelled to Delhi, hoping to locate the two prime accused, brothers Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra.
• But by then, they were already gone. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADAuthorities discovered that the pair had fled India within hours of the fire.
• According to immigration records accessed at Mumbai airport, both men boarded a flight to Phuket, Thailand, departing at 5:30 am on Sunday, barely a few hours after the tragedy unfolded. More from Explainers Goa fire: Luthra brothers who owned nightclub fled country shortly after fatal blaze, say police 'Heard loud explosion and then'...
• Eyewitnesses recount details from blaze that killed 25 peopleSources told The Indian Express that the CBI is likely to reach out to Interpol for a Blue Corner Notice.