MUMBAI, Sept. 6 -- The Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar (MBVV) crime branch has arrested a 41-year-old television actress for allegedly running a prostitution racket by luring struggling actors from the film and television industry into the flesh trade. Two women, who had worked in TV serials and Bengali films, were rescued during the raid. The accused, identified as Anushka Das, had allegedly been operating the racket for several months. According to investigators, Das would receive calls from male clients and then arrange meetings at pre-decided locations. At these spots, she would introduce women working in the entertainment industry and negotiate deals in exchange for money and her commission. Acting on a tip-off, officers set a trap on Thursday using a decoy customer. Around 5pm, Das-who resides in Oshiwara-arrived at the designated spot with two women from the industry and accepted money from the dummy client. She was immediately arrested and two women were rescued. An FIR has been registered by police sub-inspector Anil Pawar under section 143(3) (trafficking of person) of the BNS, and sections 4 and 5 (penalises living on the earnings of prostitution) of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. Das's arrest also revives memories of her stormy past. In November 2007, when she was known by her earlier name Calcutta Moon Das, her ex-lover, Avinash Bhupen Patnaik, stormed into her Andheri flat with a revolver. Unable to find her at home, he shot dead her mother and maternal uncle before killing himself. Then just 23, Das had changed her name to Anushka to rebuild her career in modelling and television....