Authorities demolish a part of seashore shack run by homeowners of membership the place 25 individual died

The North Goa district administration on Tuesday demolished a component of a seashore shack run by the homeowners of the membership the place 25 individuals died in a hearth on December 7, ANI reported.

Part of the Romeo Lane restaurant within the Vagator space, owned by Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, was demolished for allegedly encroaching on the seashore, Deputy Director of Goa Tourism Dhiraj Wagale informed the information company.

“The complete space to be demolished is 198 sq. metres,” Wagale had stated earlier within the day.

The hearth had erupted round midnight on December 7 in a membership named Birch By Romeo Lane, positioned close to Baga seashore, one of the widespread vacationer spots within the state. Twenty employees members and 5 vacationers had been killed.

Five individuals, together with the supervisor of the membership, have been arrested within the matter. Saurav Luthra and Gaurav Luthra, who stay in North Delhi’s Outram Lane, had been additionally booked.

The brothers had been in Delhi when the blaze erupted. However, they’re believed to have fled the nation for Thailand hours after the hearth broke out.

The Interpol has issued a Blue Corner discover in opposition to them, PTI quoted Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s workplace as saying.

A blue nook discover makes it obligatory for any one of many 192 member nations to share the whereabouts of an individual.

There are no provisions in Indian regulation that permit for the demolition of property as a punitive measure. However, the observe has turn into commonplace in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states.

In November 2024, the Supreme Court held as unlawful the observe of demolishing properties of individuals accused of crimes as a punitive measure.