Ajay Gupta, the arrested accused in the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub fire incident, which claimed 25 lives, has been taken to the Saket district court in New Delhi for remand proceedings on Wednesday. He was detained by the Goa Police on Tuesday.
Goa Police on Wednesday brought Ajay Gupta, one of the four owners of the 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub, to the Sunlight Colony Crime Branch office in connection with the recent North Goa fire tragedy that claimed 25 lives at the restaurant-cum-bar.
Goa Police on Tuesday detained one more accused, Ajay Gupta, a resident of New Delhi, in connection with the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane restaurant-cum-bar in North Goa.
The district administration on Tuesday sealed Romeo Lane, a restaurant in the Vagator area of Goa, ahead of the demolition drive. It is owned by Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, who also own Birch by Romeo Lane, where a fire tragedy claimed 25 lives on Sunday.
The club owners and accused in the Goa club fire case, Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, fled to Phuket in Thailand soon after the incident, the Goa police said in a press note on Monday.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed deep grief over the death of three Assam residents in the Arpora fire incident in Goa, calling the loss "tragic" and offering condolences to the families.
The death toll from the massive fire in a club at Goa's Arpora has risen to 25, with 4 of them identified as tourists, and 14 others as staff members, Goa Police said on Sunday.
ED's Panaji zonal office attached these properties in Anjuna, Assagaon and Ucassaim villages in Goa on November 27 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
Goa has become the second state after Manipur to send its police personnel to Assam for training. This collaboration showcases the trust and cooperation between the two states and reinforces the vision of 'Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat.'