KOCHI: The co-owner of the spa, who forced the young woman to perform a half-naked massage at an Ayurvedic spa after she was offered a job as a personal secretary, has been arrested by the police. Another accused co-owner of the spa is absconding. The police have launched an investigation for him. The girl stated that 30 young women were working at the spa under the coercion of the accused. The police inspected the spa. It is reported that the steps to close it down immediately have been started.

Palarivattam police arrested Nithin, a native of Thrissur Chenthrapini and co-owner of Deflora Spa, which operates in Palarivattom. The action was taken on the complaint of a woman from Thrissur. The woman contacted them via phone after seeing the personal secretary vacancy advertisement on the online site OLX. The employee who picked up the phone said that it is a good company and to reach Kochi the next day. Nithin took the young woman to their other office. The next day she was brought to the spa and forced to give a semi-naked massage. The girl also revealed through her social media that a person who came to the spa from Aluva forced her to have sex. After informing the relatives, they filed a complaint with the police.