Hours after their passports were revoked, the Thai police have detained Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, the owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, in Phuket on the request of India. A Goa Police team will be travelling to Thailand to take the brothers' custody and bring them back to India for trial, India Today reported, citing sources. Advertisement

The Luthra brothers had fled to Phuket in Thailand after the fire claimed the lives of 25 people, including 20 staff members and 5 tourists, around midnight on December 6. The duo fled to Phuket on an IndiGo flight hours after the fire, and India later issued a Look-Out Circular against the brothers.

As per officials, the brothers booked their tickets for Phuket through a travel portal at 01:17 am on December 7, within an hour of learning

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