India, Dec. 12 -- A city court on Thursday rejected the transit anticipatory bail pleas of Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Goa, where a massive fire last week killed 25 people, saying allegations against them were prima facie "grave and serious". Additional Sessions Judge Vandana also said the "conduct" of the accused persons was another ground for dismissing the bail pleas.
The court was hearing two bail pleas by the accused persons seeking four weeks of transit anticipatory bail so that they would not be immediately arrested after their return to Delhi from Thailand.
"The nature of offence, prima facie, is grave and serious in nature where 25 people have lost their lives," the court said.
Given the...