Moodbidri: Congress candidate Mithun M Rai, who is running for the Moodbidri constituency in Karnataka, has declared his assets in an affidavit. Rai has stated that he owns heirloom assets worth Rs. 1,44,11,701 and personal property worth Rs. 77,81,030.

The current market value of his own property is Rs. 1,18,69,000, but Rai has also informed that he has a loan of Rs. 1,16,14,098. His wife, Sharanya D Shetty, owns an heirloom property worth Rs. 63,27,995.

In addition, he also has 320 gms gold worth Rs 17.74 lakh, 800 grams silver worth Rs. 64,600. At the same time, Sharanya Shetty, on the other hand, owns 560 grams of gold worth Rs 31,04,500.00, 3025 grams silver worth Rs. 2.45 lakh, and diamond Jewelry worth Rs 28 Lakhs. According to his declaration he possesses assets with the total value of Rs. 61,46,500.

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However, in his declaration, Rai has also revealed that he has pending criminal cases against him. In August 2018, he was accused of assault near the Mangalore Town Hall during the Quit India Day celebrations. Another case involves him displaying a black flag to the Karnataka Chief Minister near a hotel in the city in August 2022, which is still pending trial.

Apart from these assets and cases, Rai also owns a Hyundai Elite i20 Era worth 4,98,609 and a Toyota Innova Crysta worth Rs. 9,82,311.

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Panaji (PTI): A court in North Goa on Wednesday remanded Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub, in police custody for five days.

The brothers, brought to Goa from Delhi after being deported from Thailand in connection with the December 6 blaze that killed 25, were produced in the court after undergoing health check-ups twice at the District Hospital in North Goa.

Judicial Magistrate First Class Mapusa Puja Sardesai remanded the two brothers in police custody for five days.

Advocate Vishnu Joshi, representing Bhavana Joshi who lost four family members in the tragedy, said that the accused were asking for “special consideration” claiming poor health.

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“We said they should not be given any extra relaxation,” he said, adding that the court has taken cognisance of the fact that this is about the death of “25 people in the form of mass genocide”.

“But since they kept pressing for medical check-up, the court ordered reexamination of their health. It is clear in the medical examination that they don’t require any consideration. The accused sought special considerations in the lock-up like a good mattress, which the court refused,” said Joshi.

A team of the Goa Police, along with the Luthra brothers, arrived at the Manohar International Airport, Mopa, in North Goa at 10.45 am.

The duo was initially taken to a Primary Health Centre at Siolim for medical examination. They were then taken to the District Hospital at Mapusa.

After their health assessment, the two were brought to the court.

The court directed that the accused be sent for fresh medical examination. Accordingly, the two were again taken to the District Hospital.

Later, they were produced before Judge Sardesai, who ordered the five-day police custody of the accused.

After the fire tragedy at Arpora village, the Anjuna police had registered a case against the Luthra brothers on various charges, including culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

The brothers were arrested in Delhi on Tuesday after being deported from Thailand. A court there allowed the Goa Police their two-day transit remand.

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The duo had fled to Phuket in Thailand early on December 7, hours after the fire at their nightclub, prompting the authorities to issue an Interpol Blue Corner Notice and cancel their passports.

They were detained by Thai authorities at Phuket on December 11 following a request from the Indian government, which later coordinated with officials in Thailand to deport them under legal treaties between the two nations.

Five managers and staff members have already been arrested by the Goa Police in connection with the fire.