‘Saurabh Luthra is like a ghost’: Activists slam Forbes-featured nightclub owner after Goa fire

GOA: Saurabh Luthra—listed on his LinkedIn page as “Chairman at Romeo Lane, Birch and Mama’s Buoi” and once profiled by Forbes India as a rising star—has come under sharp scrutiny after the devastating Arpora nightclub fire that claimed 25 lives. In the aftermath, activists and survivors have painted a picture of an elusive hospitality entrepreneur who rarely showed up in Goa even as his ventures expanded across the state. Activist Tahir Noronha, who had earlier pursued action against Luthra for repeatedly violating noise pollution rules in Anjuna, described him starkly: “Saurabh Luthra is like a ghost. He opens branches everywhere, so he barely stays in Goa for long. We got an FIR filed against him, but he never appeared for any of the hearings. Only his representatives came. That’s h