Overview
- Police have detained four managers on negligence and rule‑violation charges, with FIRs naming owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra.
- Media reports say the owners flew out of India hours after the blaze; look‑out notices are in place as agencies pursue their location.
- The state suspended three permitting officials and formed a three‑member committee to report within a week on regulatory failures.
- Preliminary findings point to missing fire safeguards, including no alarm system and possible overcrowding, with most deaths due to suffocation.
- Goa announced relief of Rs 5 lakh for each victim’s next of kin and Rs 50,000 for the injured, and ordered venue safety audits within seven days.