Sri Lankan authorities launch inquiry into Pakistani 'sex racket'

Probe reveals girls between 16 and 25 years of age are trafficked to Sri Lanka for prostitution

Sri Lankan authorities claimed to have launched an inquiry into a Pakistani sex racket through which young girls are forced to work as sex workers in Sri Lanka.

According to Sri Lanka’s department of immigration, security forces have arrested five Pakistani girls during a raid in Colombo.

A special unit, which has launched a thorough inquiry into the racket, said girls between 16 and 25 years of age are trafficked to Sri Lanka for this purpose.

"The girls have reached an agreement with the leader of the racket based in Lahore before providing their services to foreign customers in other Asian countries," the investigations revealed.

Though the probe is still underway, main accused have reportedly fled Sri Lanka.

The story was originally published in The Sunday Leader