ED attaches Rs 17.45 cr assets linked to Goa’s ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ in PMLA probe

PANAJI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached immovable properties worth approximately Rs 17.45 crore in connection with a money laundering probe into the alleged illegal operation of the establishment “Birch by Romeo Lane” in Goa's Arpora, a statement said on Wednesday.

The action was carried out by the ED’s Panaji Zonal Office under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

The probe stems from FIRs registered by the Goa Police at Anjuna and Mapusa police stations against Saurabh Luthra and others under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

These FIRs relate not only to the tragic fire incident on December 6, 2025 -- which claimed 25 lives and left several injured -- but also to allegations of large-scale forgery and fabrication of statutory documents to obtain regulatory clearances.

According to the ED, its investigation has revealed that the establishment was operated by M/s Being GS Hospitality Goa Arpora LLP without mandatory approvals, including a valid Fire NOC.