Panaji: The blaze that killed 25 people at Birch by Romeo Lane is now exposing a long list of alleged illegalities that, according to the original landowner Pradeep Ghadi Amonkar, were ignored for nearly two decades.

Amonkar, who has been locked in a 20-year legal battle over the Arpora property, says the nightclub was built and operated through a chain of violations that multiple authorities failed to stop — despite repeated complaints, demolition notices, and warnings.

Amonkar told PTI he had purchased two plots in Arpora in 1994. In 2004, he agreed to sell to Surinder Kumar Khosla, but withdrew it within six months when Khosla failed to make the payment.

Despite the lapse of the agreement, Khosla went on to set up a nightclub on the land, which was later taken over by brothers Saurab

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