25 Victims Identified in Devastating Goa Nightclub Fire: 20 Staff Members and 5 Tourists Among the Dead

The state government released a list of all 25 victims on Sunday night.

Panaji:

All 25 victims killed in the Goa nightclub fire tragedy have been identified, including 20 staff members and five tourists, authorities confirmed on Sunday night.

Of the five tourists who perished in the inferno, four were from Delhi, with three belonging to a single family. The fifth tourist was identified as being from Karnataka.

The state government published a comprehensive list of all 25 victims on Sunday night.

A devastating fire engulfed 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub at Arpora during the early hours of Sunday, claiming 25 lives.

The four Delhi tourists were identified as Saroj Joshi, Anita Joshi, Kamla Joshi, and Vinod Kumar. They were formally identified on Sunday by their relative Bhavna Joshi.

The fifth tourist casualty was identified as Ishaq from Karnataka, who was recognized by his father M D Hussain, according to government officials.

The list revealed that 20 of the deceased were staff members of the nightclub, comprising five from Uttarakhand, four from Nepal, three each from Jharkhand and Assam, two each from Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, and one from West Bengal.

The highest number of staff victims came from Uttarakhand, identified as Jitendra Singh, Satish Singh, Surendra Singh, Sumit Negi, and Manish Singh.

The four Nepalese nationals were identified as Churna Bahadur Pun, Vivek Katwal, Sabin, and Sudeep.

The Maharashtra victims included Dominic and Manoj Jora, while Rohan Singh and Sunil Kumar were from Uttar Pradesh. The sole victim from Darjeeling (West Bengal) was identified as Subhash Chetri.

The Jharkhand victims were identified as Mohit, Pradeep Mahto, and Binod Mahto, while those from Assam were Manojit Mal, Rahul Tanti, and Digambar Patir.