Grief and anger run deep in the homes of three young men from Assam who died in the tragic nightclub fire in Goa on Sunday night.

Families say their loved ones were compelled to migrate thousands of kilometres away due to the absence of livelihood opportunities in their native districts.

The victims — Rahul Tanti (60) and Manojit Mal (24) from Cachar district, and Diganta Patir from Dhemaji — were working at ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub in Arpora when a massive fire broke out shortly after midnight, claiming at least 25 lives and injuring six others. Most of the victims were trapped on the ground floor and died due to suffocation.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed his condolences on X, naming the three workers from the state and praying for the swift recovery of the

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