Sri Lanka, March 29 -- Colombo, March 29 () - On the heels of the massive raid conducted on 'Spas' in the Negombo area resulting in the detection of two HIV cases, illegal spas and Ayurvedic spas that secretly offer prostitution services are facing imminent closure in many parts of the island, learns.

Sources familiar with the matter told that the women employed in brothels operating under the guise of spas have begun to vacate in fear of HIV.

The spas operating in the vicinity of Nugegoda and Thalawathugoda are the worst to have been affected by this development as a significant portion of them secretly offer prostitution.

This follows the large scale raid that Police personnel in Negombo carried out seizing 53 spas and wellness centr...