Goa Police have uncovered that nightclub owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra booked their escape to Thailand barely 90 minutes after the massive blaze erupted at their Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Anjuna, even as fire crews and police were still battling the inferno.

Investigators found that the brothers logged into the MakeMyTrip platform at 1.17 am on December 7, minutes after the first distress call at 11.45 pm, and reserved tickets to Phuket while rescue teams were struggling to pull out those trapped.

Immigration records later confirmed that the duo boarded an IndiGo flight out of Delhi early the same morning, intensifying scrutiny of their swift departure and raising serious questions about their attempt to flee the country.

The devastating fire claimed the lives of 25 people.

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