Times of India | ED attaches Rs 11 crore property linked to Birch inferno
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The Enforcement Directorate’s Panaji office has provisionally attached immovable properties valued at about Rs 11 crore under the Prevention of Money‑Laundering Act in connection with the illegal operation of the Birch nightclub in Arpora, where a fire on 6 December 2025 killed 25 people and injured many others. Investigations, prompted by FIRs filed by Anjuna and Mapusa police against the club’s partners for forgery, fake NOCs and operating without statutory approvals, revealed that the venue’s trade licence had expired in March 2024 yet continued to run, generating roughly Rs 30 crore in revenue between FY 2023‑24 and FY 2025‑26 – proceeds now deemed crime‑related. Earlier searches in January 2026 led to the seizure of documents, digital devices and a freeze on bank accounts of about Rs 59 lakh, and a prior provisional attachment of Rs 17 crore. With the latest attachment, the total value of assets frozen in the case stands at roughly Rs 29 crore.
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ED attaches Rs 11 crore property linked to Birch inferno
Margao: The Enforcement Directorate’s Panaji zonal office has provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs 11 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with the illegal operation of Birch by Romeo Lane at Arpora — the nightclub where an inferno on Dec 6, 2025, killed 25 people and injured several others.










