In December last, Haryana man and Thai girl were detained from Channi Himmat Spa Centre
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JAMMU: Jammu Police on Tuesday registered a First Information Report (FIR) and detained several individuals, including two girls reportedly from Thailand, following a raid on Shine Spa Centre in the Narwal area, in connection with alleged violations of immigration laws and suspected illegal activities.
The action was taken late Tuesday evening after police received credible inputs that foreign nationals were residing and working at the spa without valid travel documents or mandatory permissions. During the operation, police teams conducted a thorough search of the premises and scrutinised the establishment’s registers and records.
An FIR (44/2026) has been registered under Sections 21 and 24 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025. “Further investigation is underway to ascertain the involvement of any wider network,” a police officer said.
Police also seized Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) and other incriminating materials from the Spa for forensic examination. Several persons found at the premises were detained for questioning as part of the ongoing probe.
According to officials, the raid was carried out in the wake of repeated complaints alleging illegal and immoral activities being conducted at certain spa centres in the city. On December 28, 2025, a similar operation was conducted at O2 Spa Centre in the Channi Himmat area, where a Thai woman was detained and another individual from Kurukshetra, Haryana, was booked. In that case, the spa owner, Jai Singh of Kurukshetra, was booked under FIR 237/2025 at Police Station Channi Himmat under Section 24 of the Immigration Act and Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for keeping a foreign national without permission or prior intimation to authorities.
In the latest incident at Shine Spa, Narwal, police have detained two Thai women and initiated further investigations to verify their immigration status and the role of other persons connected with the spa.
The entire operation was conducted under the supervision of SP City South Dr Ajay Kumar Sharma.