The Ministry of External Affairs is reviewing a request from the Goa government to revoke the passports of Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, owners of the 'Birch by Romeo Lane' shack where 25 people were killed in a fire, after receiving a formal communication seeking action under the provisions of the Passports Act, according to official sources.

Barely five hours after the incident, and even before a Lookout Circular was issued, the Luthra brothers flew to Phuket from Delhi on an IndiGo flight.

The ongoing investigation has revealed that the brothers booked their tickets to Thailand on the MakeMyTrip platform at 1:17 am on December 7 - at the very time when Goa Police and Fire Services were battling the blaze and rescuing those trapped.

BROTHERS CLAIM ‘BUSINESS TRIP’, DENY FLEEING

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