Kerala Police to conduct intelligence-based operations against spas: Ravada Chandrasekhar
Kerala Police Chief Ravada A. Chandrasekhar announced that district police chiefs will conduct intelligence-based operations targeting illegal activities at spas across the state. The crackdown follows a high-profile investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a minor at a Kovalam spa, which has invoked anti-human trafficking laws.
Why it matters
The sweeping police directive highlights heightened regional enforcement and government crackdowns on human trafficking and illicit operations within the wellness and hospitality sector.
Kerala Police to conduct intelligence-based operations against spas: Ravada Chandrasekhar left Keralam State Police Chief Ravada A. Chandrasekhar says the police hope to uncover all aspects of the Kovalam spa case and that provisions of the anti-human trafficking law have been invoked. The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/wcko45/article71608843.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/NH01PressConference12.JPG Nirmal Harindran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, 1st July, 2025. DGP Ravada Chandrasekhar with ADGP M R Ajith Kumar during a press conference at DGP Office in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. PHOTO : NIRMAL HARINDRAN / THE HINDU Probe under way into alleged sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl from Andhra Pradesh at a spa in Kovalam Thiruvananthapuram Keralam State Police Chief Ravada A. Chandrasekhar on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) said all district police chiefs had been directed to conduct intelligence-based operations against spas suspected of illegal activities.
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