India, Dec. 16 -- Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, the owners of Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Goa, where a deadly fire killed 25 people, have been brought back to Delhi from Thailand, say officials.

The deportation process for the Luthra brothers began during the weekend as a court in Delhi denied anticipatory bail to them.

The Delhi-based entrepreneurs had fled to Thailand's Phuket just 90 minutes after the December 6 blaze at their nightclub in north Goa's Arpora killed 25 people.

Goa police is set to take custody of the brothers from New Delhi.

The brothers were detained by Thai law enforcement officials at their hotel in Phuket last week, on the basis of a request from New Delhi. The Indian government approached international author...