New Delhi, April 8 The Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday that it has attached immovable assets worth Rs 17.45 crore as part of its investigation into money laundering against the promoters of a nightclub in Goa, where 25 people were killed in a fire in December 2025.
The federal investigation agency took action against the 'Birch by Romeo Lane' club, its promoters Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, and others under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
A devastating fire broke out on December 6, 2025, at the nightclub in Goa's Arpora village while it was hosting a dance party.
The fire killed 25 people, and about 50 people were injured in the incident.
The ED said in a statement that a provisional order was issued to attach immovable properties valued at Rs 17.45 crore in connection with an ongoing investigation into the "illegal" operation of the establishment (Birch by Romeo).
Officials said that most of the attached properties belong to the Luthra brothers, along with Surinder Kumar Khosla, a British national, who was stated to be the owner of the club. They said all the assets are located in Goa.
A Goa court on Wednesday granted bail to the Luthra brothers in a forgery case, paving the way for their release from jail. The brothers had earlier secured bail in a case related to the fire.
The ED case is based on these two Goa Police FIRs.
The agency said its investigation found that the club was being operated by an entity named 'Being GS Hospitality Goa Arpora LLP' without obtaining the necessary statutory approvals, including the required fire NOC (no objection certificate).
"The partners of this entity submitted forged and fabricated documents, such as a fake health NOC and a forged police clearance certificate, to various authorities to obtain licenses and project the establishment as lawfully compliant," the agency claimed.
The promoters, in "active connivance" with each other, knowingly continued the establishment's commercial operations despite the absence and expiry of mandatory licenses, it said.
The trade license (of the club) had expired on March 31, 2024, and was not renewed; however, the establishment continued to operate in "blatant violation" of statutory requirements, according to the agency.
The club generated revenue worth Rs 29.78 crore between the financial years 2023-24 to 2025-26 (up to December 6, 2025) through illegal operations. This amount has been identified as the "proceeds of crime" under the anti-money laundering law, it said.
In January, the agency conducted raids in Goa, Delhi, and Haryana as part of this investigation.
The Luthra brothers fled to Thailand hours after the fire broke out at the club. They were deported to India on December 17 and arrested by the Goa Police.