Ajay Gupta, the detained co-owner of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Goa where a massive fire claimed 25 lives, claimed that he was just a "sleeping partner" and was unaware of the safety lapses, blaming the absconding owners, Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra. He was confronted by India Today when he was being taken to a Delhi hospital for a medical check-up. Advertisement

"I was a mere sleeping partner and had no role. Was unaware of the lapses at the nightclub," Gupta said.

The Goa Police on Wednesday detained Ajay Gupta, one of the four co-owners of the nightclub, where a massive fire claimed 25 lives, including 20 staff members and 5 tourists, and injured 6 others. Gupta was detained in Delhi after a Look-Out Circular was issued against him.

He had been on the run ever since the tra

See Full Page