Silchar, June 26 -- Police raided two spa centres (massage parlours) in Assam's Silchar on Thursday night and arrested 28 women, officials said.

Police teams raided Lovely Spa and Lotus Spa, located on the top floor of a mall on Club Road in Silchar, on Thursday night. "We picked up 21 women from Lovely Spa and seven from Lotus Spa, but there were more people inside who managed to flee. We have collected the registration books and will identify more people as the investigation progresses," an official said.

Police said the owners of the two spa centres are currently absconding.

"We were informed about alleged prostitution and similar illegal activities in some spa centres and, during the operation at two such centres on Thursday, we re...