Massage Parlour

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking a direction to the authorities to ban cross-gender massages in spa and massage centres.

A 50-year-old Indian-origin man, who was accused of using the lure of jobs at his massage parlour to rape young women across London, has been sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment following a Scotland Yard investigation.

The Delhi High Court today stayed the prohibition on cross-gender massage services in the city, saying there was no reasonable connection between the absolute ban and preventing prostitution at spas.

The Guwahati Municipal Corporation has issued a new Standard of Procedure, which includes provisions like no therapy or massage allowed by the opposite sex, at spas, salons and beauty parlours in the district.

Police have arrested a couple, who owned a massage parlour here in Maharashtra, for allegedly running a sex trade racket from their establishment, officials said on Thursday.

The BJP-led South Corporation on Monday decided that it will soon change its policy on operation of spas and massage parlours, which will also include a ban on massage service offered by a person of the opposite gender.

The Delhi Commission for Women on Monday said police registered a case after a delay of five days in connection with alleged sex rackets operating from spa and massage parlours in Nawada and Mohan Garden areas of West Delhi.

The booming spa and massage parlour business in India has led to increasing demand for women from Thailand, many of whom are being duped and trafficked into slavery in the country’s sex industry, police, diplomats and activists said today. At least 40 Thai women have been rescued this year during police raids on massage parlours acting as fronts ...

At least 18 people were killed and another 18 were injured in a fire at a foot massage parlour in China, state media and police said.

Goa is mooting a law to regulate the massage parlours in the state and empower senior police officers to conduct searches at spas, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told the assembly today.

The Gurgaon police have busted a sex racket operating out of a spa and massage parlour at a popular mall on M G Road in Gurgaon, and arrested five women and a man.

Goa police is working on unearthing an alleged human trafficking racket based on the crucial leads they have received from the girls rescued from two massage parlours in Panaji. Ten girls from Thailand, who were allegedly working as sex workers and call girls in two different massage parlours, were rescued by Panaji police last weekend.

On a tip-off, a team of Social Service branch officials, led by ACP Vasant Dhoble raided a massage parlour in suburban Powai for allegedly operating a flesh trade racket and 'rescued' seven girls who had allegedly been forced into prostitution.

Mumbai police busted a full-fledged prostitution racket that was operating under the cover of a beauty clinic in South Mumbai.Investigations have revealed that a high-income corporate clientele from the vicinity visited the salon. Numerous clients reportedly frequented the salon in the afternoons, to avail of the "services" on offer.Police raided H...

The Social Service branch of the police raided a salon in Mumbai Central last night and arrested five girls for operating a massage parlour under the pretext of a salon and spa and indulging in immoral acts. The raid was conducted around 10.30 pm after the police received a tip-off. According to sources, they sent in a decoy as a customer to confir...

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking a direction to the authorities to ban cross-gender massages in spa and massage centres.

A 50-year-old Indian-origin man, who was accused of using the lure of jobs at his massage parlour to rape young women across London, has been sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment following a Scotland Yard investigation.

The Delhi High Court today stayed the prohibition on cross-gender massage services in the city, saying there was no reasonable connection between the absolute ban and preventing prostitution at spas.

The Guwahati Municipal Corporation has issued a new Standard of Procedure, which includes provisions like no therapy or massage allowed by the opposite sex, at spas, salons and beauty parlours in the district.

Police have arrested a couple, who owned a massage parlour here in Maharashtra, for allegedly running a sex trade racket from their establishment, officials said on Thursday.

The BJP-led South Corporation on Monday decided that it will soon change its policy on operation of spas and massage parlours, which will also include a ban on massage service offered by a person of the opposite gender.

The Delhi Commission for Women on Monday said police registered a case after a delay of five days in connection with alleged sex rackets operating from spa and massage parlours in Nawada and Mohan Garden areas of West Delhi.

The booming spa and massage parlour business in India has led to increasing demand for women from Thailand, many of whom are being duped and trafficked into slavery in the country’s sex industry, police, diplomats and activists said today. At least 40 Thai women have been rescued this year during police raids on massage parlours acting as fronts ...

At least 18 people were killed and another 18 were injured in a fire at a foot massage parlour in China, state media and police said.

Goa is mooting a law to regulate the massage parlours in the state and empower senior police officers to conduct searches at spas, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told the assembly today.

The Gurgaon police have busted a sex racket operating out of a spa and massage parlour at a popular mall on M G Road in Gurgaon, and arrested five women and a man.

Goa police is working on unearthing an alleged human trafficking racket based on the crucial leads they have received from the girls rescued from two massage parlours in Panaji. Ten girls from Thailand, who were allegedly working as sex workers and call girls in two different massage parlours, were rescued by Panaji police last weekend.

On a tip-off, a team of Social Service branch officials, led by ACP Vasant Dhoble raided a massage parlour in suburban Powai for allegedly operating a flesh trade racket and 'rescued' seven girls who had allegedly been forced into prostitution.

Mumbai police busted a full-fledged prostitution racket that was operating under the cover of a beauty clinic in South Mumbai.Investigations have revealed that a high-income corporate clientele from the vicinity visited the salon. Numerous clients reportedly frequented the salon in the afternoons, to avail of the "services" on offer.Police raided H...

The Social Service branch of the police raided a salon in Mumbai Central last night and arrested five girls for operating a massage parlour under the pretext of a salon and spa and indulging in immoral acts. The raid was conducted around 10.30 pm after the police received a tip-off. According to sources, they sent in a decoy as a customer to confir...