India, Dec. 12 -- The Luthra brothers, Gaurav (44) and Saurabh (40), expressed fears of being "lynched in Goa" in their bail application, while the police in the beach state charged them with murder among other offences for the fire that took 25 lives at their nightclub, Birch by Romeo Lane, in North Goa's Arpora village last Saturday.

They made the "lynching" claim in their anticipatory bail plea before the court in Rohini, Delhi, which was rejected by additional sessions judge Vandana on Thursday, December 11. "The nature of offence, prima facie, is grave and serious in nature," the court noted.

The brothers have been detained in Thailand, to where they fled just hours after the fire, and are set to be deported soon.

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