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"They died holding hands": Survivor recounts Goa nightclub horror

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December 12, 2025

A survivor of the 6 December Goa nightclub fire has delivered a searing account of the tragedy that killed 25 people, saying the true toll is higher and that families have been left without dignity, support or answers.

- SHIKHA SALARIA

"They died holding hands": Survivor recounts Goa nightclub horror

Bhawna Joshi with her husband Vinod Chand - before the Goa tragedy unfolded

Bhawna Joshi, 41, lost her husband, Vinod Chand, and her three elder sisters - Kamla, Anita and Saroj - in the blaze at Romeo Lane in Arpora. "I last saw them holding hands, and that's how I found their bodies," she said, recalling the moment the fire swept through the packed venue within minutes.

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