Six arrested for running brothel disguised as massage parlour

Six women and a man were arrested last night by the Welikada Police on charges of operating a brothel under the guise of an Ayurvedic massage parlour at Walter Gunasekara Mawatha, Nawala, Rajagiriya, Police said.

They said the 42-year-old manager of the business who was a resident of Kegalle had operated the brothel under the guise of it being a massage parlour, they said.

It was revealed that the women who were arrested in the raid were aged between 23 and 33 from Thanamalwila, Dayagama, Bentota and Moneragala.

The suspects were to be produced before the Chief Magistrate's court today. (Chaturanga Pradeep)