Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, co-owners of Birch by Romeo Lane, the nightclub where a fire killed 25 people, were detained in Thailand on the morning of 11 December. Photographs emerged showing the Luthra brothers holding their passports, which were already suspended by Indian authorities.<br />The brothers reportedly booked flights to Phuket at 1:17 am on 7 December, shortly after the fire broke out.<br />They have been booked under charges of culpable homicide (not amounting to murder) and negligence in connection with the fire.<br />Deportation proceedings were initiated for the brothers and they are expected to be brought back to India within 24 hours.<br />Their lawyer said that the brothers were “co-owners” of the club, not involved in its day-to-day operations, and argued they should not be held culpable.
