Court sends Luthras to five-day police custody
PANAJI, Dec. 18 -- A Goa court on Wednesday remanded nightclub owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra - accused in the December 6 fire at their restaurant Birch by Romeo Lane that killed 25 people - to five days' police custody, rejecting their plea for a mattress on medical grounds.
The brothers, brought to Goa on Wednesday after being deported from Thailand, were first taken for a medical examination at a primary health centre and then referred to the Asilo District Hospital before being produced before judge Puja Sardesai. Before the judge, Luthra's defence said while Saurabh suffered an issue in his spinal cord, Gaurav suffered an issue with his tail bone and they sought, as a special request, a mattress be provided while in custody.
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