Goa Police on Mon day revealed that the prime accused in the Arpora night club inferno — brothers Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra — fled the country barely hours after the deadly blaze that killed 25 people. According to officials, police teams were dis patched to the Luthras’ Delhi residences soon after an FIR was registered, but the brothers were already gone. Notices were pasted at their homes and a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued by the evening of December 7. “Immediately after the FIR, a team raided the Del hi addresses of Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra. Since they were not found, a notice was affixed at their house. By the evening of December 7, an LOC had been issued. Bureau of Immigration checks later confirmed thatboth had boarded IndiGo flight 6E 1073 to Phuket at 5.30 am on December 7 — just hours after the incident around midnight,” the po lice statement said. Officials said the timing of their exit indicates de liberate evasion. “It clearly shows their intent to avoid investigation. Goa Police is now coordinating with the Interpol division of the CBI to apprehend them at the earliest,” the statement added. A police team reached the Luthras’ Hudson Lane resi dence near Delhi University on Monday, but the accused were absent. Officers ques tioned family members about their recent move ments, possible hideouts and associates. Delhi Police also conducted searches at multiple locations to assist in tracing the duo. Meanwhile, Goa Police made their fifth arrest in the case on Monday, picking up Bharat Karan Singh Kohli (49) of Punjabi Basti, Delhi. Kohli allegedly oversaw the night club’s daily operations on behalf of its owners. Earlier, police had arrested Chief General Manager Rajiv Modak, General Manager Vivek Singh, staffer Rajiv Singhania, and Gate Manager Diyansu Thakur. The Luthra brothers remain on the run. Police teams in Delhi are continuing efforts to trace and arrest the owners of the premises and have also sum moned government officials involved in issuing permits and licences to examine possible lapses, procedural viola tions, and compliance failures
Arpora Nightclub Fire: Luthra Brothers Fled India Hours After Blaze, Say Goa Police
