Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of Goa nightclub Birch by Romeo Lane, have been detained in Thailand after fleeing India hours before a devastating fire at their establishment killed 25 people. A Goa Police team is expected to leave for Thailand within the next day to coordinate their return, with officials indicating that deportation is the most probable course.

The brothers left India early Saturday on an IndiGo flight to Phuket. Investigators say their tickets were booked at 1.17 am, while firefighters were still struggling to control the blaze. Their presence in Thailand was confirmed soon after, with photographs of Gaurav Luthra at Phuket airport circulating widely.

The two have since approached a Delhi court seeking protection from arrest, arguing they were not present when the f

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