Mayor orders crackdown on spas in Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram Mayor V.V. Rajesh said connected Sunday (February 8, 2026) that the Corporation volition motorboat a crackdown connected “illegal spas” successful the capital. In the evening, Corporation officials carried retired checks astatine a spa adjacent Statue junction pursuing a ailment received from a pistillate that the proprietor of the spa had attempted to onslaught her erstwhile she went determination for a occupation interview.

Mr. Rajesh said that helium had asked the Secretary to cheque the licenses issued to spas successful the city. The civic assemblage volition transportation retired checks successful each spas.

“Cross massaging, the signifier of women massaging for men and vice versa, volition not beryllium allowed. As per the accusation we got, it is happening successful respective spas. It is mandatory that a masseur and a doc should beryllium contiguous successful the spa. But successful galore places, authorised masseurs oregon doctors are not present. The Corporation volition successful relation with the constabulary section transportation retired checks successful the spas,” said Mr. Rajesh.