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The Jammu medication connected Thursday (February 12, 2026) banned “cross-gender massaging” and barred bolting of massage spaces from inside, invoking Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, a instrumentality that deals with addressing the issues of nuisance oregon apprehended danger.
“Cross-gender massage shall not beryllium permitted. There shall beryllium proviso of antheral masseurs for massage of males and pistillate masseurs (masseuse) for massage of females only,” reads the bid issued by Dr. Rakesh Minhas, Jammu magistrate.
The bid stipulated that “no interior locks, latches, bolts oregon locking mechanisms” shall beryllium installed successful attraction rooms. “Spa oregon massage services shall not beryllium provided down locked doors. Installation of CCTV cameras astatine introduction points, reception areas and communal areas, excluding backstage rooms, has been made mandatory with a minimum signaling retention play of 30 days,” the bid reads.
The bid has been promulgated successful presumption of reports that “certain spa and massage centres operating successful Jammu district” were allegedly being utilized for immoral activities, prostitution and different unlawful acts”.
“Thereby posing a menace to nationalist bid and safety,” it added.
It directed the employees to “wear individuality cards during moving hours”.
“No worker beneath eighteen years of property shall beryllium engaged. All owners, managers and employees, including therapists, receptionists and enactment staff, indispensable acquisition constabulary verification,” the bid said.
The owners and managers were directed to taxable an affidavit successful the signifier of an undertaking to the nearest constabulary presumption wrong 10 days and confirm compliance with each the prescribed conditions.
The Jammu authorities besides acceptable the timing of the cognition of specified parlours from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. “No pistillate worker shall usage the premises arsenic a residence oregon for an overnight stay. Supply oregon depletion of intoxicant oregon immoderate different intoxicant wrong the premises has been prohibited. Mandatory accumulation of valid individuality impervious by each customers shall beryllium ensured and a due registry containing their interaction details shall beryllium maintained,” said the order.
The bid made it mandatory to show boards successful some English and Hindi. “It should transportation the category-wise fig of beds for antheral and pistillate sections and details of employees, including their designation and qualifications,” it added.
The Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, was directed to guarantee effectual enforcement of the order. The Sub-Divisional Magistrates and Tehsildars were besides instructed “to behaviour periodic inspections of specified establishments wrong their respective jurisdictions and taxable compliance reports to the bureau of the District Magistrate”.
It said the bid has travel into unit with contiguous effect and shall stay operative for a play of 8 weeks from the day of issuance, unless withdrawn, modified oregon rescinded earlier.
“The District Administration has reiterated its committedness to maintaining nationalist bid and ensuring that each commercialized establishments run strictly successful accordance with the law,” the bid said.
