A couple from Delhi were among three persons arrested on the charge of running a prostitution racket in the city, run discreetly online for pimping and receiving payments, an official said on Tuesday.

"We have arrested the couple from Delhi, who shared pictures of women through WhatsApp and had made arrangements at a lodge in Arekere for customers to meet sex workers," Central Crime Branch Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Kuldeep Jain told IANS.