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A Lookout Circular (LOC) was issued towards Gupta, and when he was not discovered at his residence, an arrest warrant was obtained. Following this, he was detained in New Delhi.
Ajay Gupta, co-owner of Goa membership, detained in New Delhi. (Image: ANI)
The Goa Police on Tuesday detained co-owner Ajay Gupta, a resident of New Delhi, in reference to the hearth incident at Birch by Romeo Lane restaurant-cum-bar in North Goa.
A Lookout Circular (LOC) was issued towards Gupta, and when he was not discovered at his residence, an arrest warrant was obtained. Following this, he was detained in New Delhi.
“Ajay Gupta has now been detained in Delhi,” Goa Police stated in an announcement. “All accused are being handled strictly as per legislation, and the investigation is progressing on precedence,” the police added.
The Goa Police reply got here in response to Congress chief Pawan Khera’s query on the Goa Arpora hearth incident. Taking to X, the Congress chief stated, “GS Hospitality Arpora LLP has three administrators – Saurabh Luthra, Gaurav Luthra and Ajay Gupta. Yet the FIR names solely Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra, who at the moment are absconding.”
He additional questioned, “Which Union Minister is defending Ajay Gupta? Why was no FIR filed towards him?”
The Congress on Sunday criticised the dealing with of security measures at a club-cum-restaurant in Goa’s Arpora, the place at the very least 25 individuals misplaced their lives in a late-night hearth, calling the incident a severe lapse in oversight that requires a right away and clear investigation.
In the Birch by Romeo Lane hearth case, Ajay Gupta has already been detained.A Look Out Circular was issued towards him, and when he was not discovered at his residence, an arrest warrant was obtained. Following this, he was detained in New Delhi.
All accused are being handled…
— Goa Police (@Goa_Police) December 9, 2025
The Congress on Sunday criticised the dealing with of security measures at a club-cum-restaurant in Goa’s Arpora, the place at the very least 25 individuals misplaced their lives in a late-night hearth, calling the incident a severe lapse in oversight that requires a right away and clear investigation.
The police have to date arrested 5 individuals – the nightclub’s chief normal supervisor Rajiv Modak, normal supervisor Vivek Singh, bar supervisor Rajiv Singhania, gate supervisor Riyanshu Thakur and worker Bharat Kohli.
The growth comes days after the large blaze broke out within the early hours of Sunday at a nightclub in Arpora, triggering a high-casualty incident and killing at the very least 25 individuals, most of whom have been workers of the restaurant.
The Goa authorities shaped a committee to analyze the incident.
The district administration additionally demolished a part of the Romeo Lane restaurant in Vagator, Goa. The restaurant is owned by Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, who additionally personal Birch by Romeo Lane.
In a serious growth within the ongoing investigation into Goa’s Romeo Lane hearth incident, a ‘blue nook discover’ has been issued by INTERPOL towards the absconding accused, Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, simply two days after the incident passed off, state police stated on Tuesday.
The brothers fled to Thailand after the hearth, which claimed 25 lives, and at the moment are being tracked by worldwide authorities.
According to Goa Police sources, the Luthra brothers additionally personal property and a home in Dubai, the place some members of the family dwell as effectively. About 4 days earlier than the day the hearth broke out within the membership, that they had returned from Dubai.
Ajay Gupta, alongside his brother Rajesh Gupta, was companions with Saurav. The Gupta brothers have invested a major amount of cash within the membership.
(With company inputs)
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