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In this breaking news report, India Today's Himanshu Mishra provides the latest updates on the Goa fire tragedy at the 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub, which claimed 25 lives. The owners, Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, have been deported from Thailand and arrested by the Goa Police at Delhi airport. Mishra reports that the brothers are being taken to Goa today, where they will be produced before the Mapusa magistrate court. The police will seek 'custodial interrogation of the Lutra brothers' to investigate the management lapses and safety violations that led to the massive blaze. The report also highlights the earlier arrest of co-owner Ajay Gupta, who claimed to be a 'sleeping partner' after being detained from a hospital in Delhi's Lajpat Nagar.
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