Appearing for the brothers, senior advocate Siddharth Luthra said, "They (Luthras) too are victims. I am also concerned and hurt by this incident."

He requested the court to allow the owners to return to India and approach a local court in Goa.

The brothers had fled to Phuket in Thailand following the tragedy on the night of December 6. An Interpol Blue Corner Notice has been issued against them.

However, their lawyer claimed that the accused had travelled to Thailand for a business meeting.

"On December 6, the applicant travelled to Thailand for a business meeting in connection with his professional engagements and potential restaurant sites," the lawyer said.

Earlier, a Delhi court allowed the Goa Police a 36-hour transit remand of Ajay Gupta, one of the four owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub.

A senior official has disclosed that Gupta would be placed under arrest after the completion of formalities to bring him to Goa.

Besides, an LOC has been issued against Surinder Kumar Khosla, another owner of the nightclub who is a British citizen, according to the police.

The police have so far arrested five people -- the nightclub's chief general manager Rajiv Modak, general manager Vivek Singh, bar manager Rajiv Singhania, gate manager Riyanshu Thakur and employee Bharat Kohli.

Twenty-five people were killed in the fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora in North Goa around midnight on December 6.

(With inputs from PTI)