Gowthameshwari, 39, who was allegedly running a prostitution racket using a massage parlour as a facade, was arrested by the CCB sleuths in HAL II Stage.

The Jeevanbima Nagar police have rescued four girls from Sikkim and Bangalore, besides recovering Rs 2,100 in cash and a mobile phone.

The suspect had rented a house four months ago.

On the pretext of running a beauty parlour, she used to lure girls promising them jobs.

The girls were then forced into flesh trade, according to the police.