New Delhi: Authorities in Thailand are initiating the process to deport Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, the co-owners of the Goa nightclub where 25 people were killed in a fire on December 6, government sources said on Friday.

The Indian embassy in Bangkok is in close touch with the Thai authorities in the case, they said.

Brothers Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra have been detained by Thai authorities in Phuket following an intervention by the embassy, they said.

"The Thai authorities are presently taking action as per local laws, including for sending the two individuals back to India," said one of the sources.

The Luthras, co-owners of 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub in North Goa, left for Phuket, Thailand shortly after the fire incident. An Interpol Blue Corner Notice has been issued

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