The very construction of ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ was patently illegal, documents accessed by NDTV show, and 25 lives could have been saved if action had been taken on the notices – including at least one for demolition – issued against the establishment.
A blaze ripped through the nightclub in Goa’s Arpora around midnight on Saturday and 25 people – five tourists and 20 staff members – were killed. The owners, Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, who were in Delhi at the time, fled to Thailand hours later.
Documents show that the first red flag against the club was raised as far back as December 2023, when a complaint was filed with the Arpora panchayat. The complaint said the club had been illegally constructed on salt pans and sewage was being discharged directly into the river, leading to the sea. It stated that an unstable discotheque, which was likely to collapse, had been constructed on a water body and, foreshadowing last week’s tragedy, claimed that there was a risk to lives if the club was allowed to operate.
Taking immediate action on the complaint, the panchayat scheduled a site inspection in January last year and conducted it a fortnight later, confirming that illegal structures had been built. A show-cause notice was issued in February and, on March 13, a resolution was passed by the panchayat ordering the demolition of several structures, without which the club could not function.
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