The Enforcement Directorate reportedly conducted raids against the Luther brothers in Goa and Delhi on Friday in connection with the Goa nightclub fire death case.
The raids were carried out after the Financial Investigation Agency filed a money laundering case against the promoters of a Goa-based nightclub where 25 people died in a devastating fire in December last year, news agency PTI reported.
Officials claimed that the ED raided eight premises, including the offices and residential places of brothers Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra.
Premises associated with some others involved in the case were also searched under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), officials said.
Goa night club fire death case
A fire broke out at Birch by Romeo Lane, a nightclub in Arpora village in North Goa, on December 6, 2025, while a dance party was being held there. As many as 25 people died and 50 others were injured in the incident.
The Goa government later told the Legislative Assembly that the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub was flagged as an illegal construction by revenue officials in 2024.
Brothers Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra were responsible for the fire that claimed 25 lives. The two brothers fled the country a few hours after the incident and traveled to Thailand.
They were later deported to India on December 17 last year and are currently in Goa police custody.
