Massage parlour targeted in petrol bomb attack

A massage parlour called “Nature and Health Care” near H. Tuscaloosa in Malé was the target of a petrol bomb on Friday morning.

According to the Maldives Police Service, a petrol bomb had been thrown against the door of the massage parlour on the first floor of H. Dhakadhaamaage causing damage to the front door and shattering the glass on two other doors inside. The fire caused damaged to some of the furniture and equipment inside the building too, Police said.

According to Haveeru sources, the place was registered as a clinic that provided beauty and health care services but also hired expatriate women to offer massage services.

Police said that no one was injured in the attack and that the investigation was still ongoing. No arrests have been made in connection to the attack, a Police official said.

Massage parlours had been very popular in Malé some years back. The Government had eventually closed down all the massage parlours but they had promptly sprung up under the guise of registered ‘health clinics’.