New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- Sources close to the investigation into Goa's 'Birch by Romeo Lane Club' fire tragedy have claimed that Ajay Gupta, one of the arrested accused, handled the entire operation and that the club was his brainchild.

Twenty-five people were burnt alive in a major fire that broke out at the nightclub on December 6.

Gaurav Luthra and Saurav Luthra, two brothers who own the club, are currently in the custody of Thai police in Phuket. The Luthra brothers had fled to Phuket via an Indigo flight soon after the fire broke out. Efforts are underway to bring them back to India.

Meanwhile, Ajay Gupta, who was arrested in Delhi, was interrogated by Goa Police. Initially, Gupta claimed he was only a silent partner in the company, bu...