The Luthra brothers, co-owners of Birch by Romeo Lane, a Goa nightclub where a fire claimed 25 lives in December last year, have told the Bombay high court at Goa that they are willing to compensate the family of each victim with ₹ 15 lakh.
The brothers, who had flown to Thailand within hours of the tragedy, were repatriated to India after an Interpol notice was issued against them and their passports suspended. The high court, which is hearing a suo motu writ petition instituted after the fire at the illegally operating club, has given the families until October 12 to reply to the offer before a final decision can be taken. Of the 25 killed, 20 are employees of the company Being G S Hospitality Arpora LLP, which operated the nightclub and were working in the basement kitchen when the fire broke out, leaving them with no escape route, while five were guest tourists. The Arpora fire tragedy at Birch by Romeo Lane, an illegally operating nightclub, occurred on the intervening night of December 6 and 7, 2025, and claimed 25 lives. They were subsequently arrested on December 16 and have been in custody since then.
