Mangalore: Police Arrest 11 for Prostitution After Raids on Massage Centres
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Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (RS/CN)
Mangalore, Dec 5: Nine girls and two men were arrested from two branches of a massage therapy centre in the city by police for their alleged involvement in illegal activities on Saturday December 5.
The arrested girls are the staff of the massage parlours and the men are visitors who were allegedly involved in prostitution. The massage centres are branches of the ‘Relax-in-Spa’ owned by Boja Devadiga.
Five girls and a man were arrested from the branch in Subhash Nagar near Hoige Bazar in Pandeshwar while the others were taken into custody from the parlour situated on Kotekani Road in Chilimbi near Urva Store.
Police said that policemen under directions of assistant superintendent of police Amit Singh went into the massage centres simultaneously, based on a tip-off. The information was found to be true and the arrests were made.
The spa claimed to provide Ayurvedic massages by trained therapists. Police have seized some items as proof of the illegal activities.
The owner of the spa alleged that police raided his establishments without any proof based on a false complaint.
The arrested were taken into police custody in Pandeshwar and Urva police stations.