PANAJI: The investigation by the Goa police into the recent fire incident at a nightclub in Arpora has found that the Luthra brothers booked flight tickets to Thailand just as emergency teams were struggling to contain the blaze and rescue those trapped inside.

According to officials, the brothers made the booking on the MakeMyTrip (MMT) platform at 1.17 am on December 7, a time when both Goa Police and Goa Fire Services were actively engaged in firefighting operations at the site. “Even as the Goa police and Fire Services were battling to douse the fire and rescue the people trapped inside, the Luthra brothers were preparing to flee the country”, officials added.

Meanwhile, the arrested accused in the tragic Arpora nightclub fire case, Ajay Gupta, was brought to Goa on Thursday. Gupta,

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