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Malaysia drive against sex racket sees 17 Indians in net

Seventeen Indian women have been detained by the Malaysian police here on suspicion of indulging in prostitution. Ten men, including seven I...

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Seventeen Indian women have been detained by the Malaysian police here on suspicion of indulging in prostitution. Ten men, including seven Indian nationals, were also detained during a three hour operation last night, Kuala Lumpur deputy Crime Investigation Department chief Syed Ismail Syed Azizan said.

The women, aged between 25 and 38, and the seven men were being held for violating their social visit passes while the three locals were detained for abetting them, Azizan was quoted as saying by the official Bernama news agency. The operation was part of a nationwide crackdown on prostitution and gambling.

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