India, Dec. 19 -- The original owner of the land on which the Goa nightclub - where a fire claimed 25 lives - stood, has spoken up on one of the key accused in the case, claiming that he was allowed to escape.

The landowner of the club 'Birch by Romeo Lane' in north Goa, Pradeep Ghadi Amonkar, told PTI news agency that one of the accused in the case, Surinder Kumar Khosla, was being protected by "some big guys."

Amonkar alleged that Khosla, who is a British national, had been allowed to flee to the United Kingdom after the devastating fire incident on December 6, PTI reported.

The Goa Police have arrested eight persons, including club owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, and their business partner Ajay Gupta in connection with the case. T...