Ahmedabad: A 34-year-old Thai woman was booked for allegedly working at a spa in Vastrapur without the required documentation, while the spa operator was also booked for failing to report her presence to the authorities.The case came to light on Oct 28 when officials of the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) conducted a check at Big Daddy Spa in the lane opposite Atithi restaurant in Bodakdev. They found the Thai national on the premises and informed Vastrapur police.A police team reached the spa and questioned its operator. During verification, officers found that the establishment had not submitted the mandatory Form C, which is required to report the stay of foreign nationals. The operator had also allegedly failed to inform the FRRO and local police about the woman’s presence at the premises.The woman, a resident of Kanchanaburi province in Thailand, was brought to the police station for verification of her residential and immigration details.Police said the spa operator had allegedly violated an Ahmedabad police commissionerate notification issued on Sept 7, 2026, which makes it mandatory for spa and massage parlour operators to maintain and submit details of their employees and foreign nationals working or staying at their establishments.The operator was booked under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for allegedly disobeying a lawful order issued by a public servant.
