State govt panel probing club fire gets more time to submit report

Panaji: The govt-constituted Magisterial Inquiry Committee tasked with probing the tragic fire at the Arpora nightclub, Birch by Romeo Lane, has received an additional week to complete the inquiry and submit the report.

The inquiry committee has already taken statements from the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority, the Arpora Sarpanch Roshan Redkar, the original owners of the property, and other authorities. The committee comprises North Goa Collector Ankit Yadav, SP South Goa Tikam Singh Verma, Director of Forensic Sciences Ashutosh Apte, and deputy director of Fire and Emergency Services Rajendra Haldankar.


The committee is examining the sequence of events that led to the tragic fire while also verifying if all statutory licences and regulations were complied with. The inquiry committee will determine the lapses, fix accountability on agencies or departments responsible, and recommend preventive and corrective measures.