Savita made more than 20 women her victims, including a teacher named Kusuma. Her target were rich women who went out for a morning walk.

The glittering world of Bangalore.... where often some rich women spend their time in the glitz of kitty parties. But, under the guise of these kitty parties, a cunning woman was weaving her greedy web. Wearing the mask of friendship, she made rich women her victims. For her, these were not just kitty parties, but a weapon of deceit, through which she destroyed more than 20 lives. She used to lure people to buy cheap gold, showed off her acquaintance with influential people, but her real face turned out to be something else.

Her name is Savita, who has finally been caught on charges of cheating rich women of crores of rupees under the guise of kitty parties. Savita has been arrested earlier also on charges of fraud and was currently out on bail. Along with Savita, the police have also arrested her six accomplices, which also includes her daughter. Who is this Savita and how did she make rich women her victims? Let us tell you this entire story in a sequential manner.

Friendship, deception and greed

The story begins with Kusum... a simple teacher who knew Savita for the last 30 years. Who could have imagined that even such an old friendship would have such deep roots of deception? According to a report by NDTV, money transactions were going on between the two since 2020, but the real game started in 2023. One day Savita called Kusum and told her that gold is very cheap in Dubai. Savita said that her husband works there and she lured Kusum with four times the profit on investing in gold for two years.

Lifetime earnings at stake

Kusuma gave Rs 24 lakh, her and her late husband's life savings, to Savita. This money was given in instalments. Some to Savita's brother, some in cash to her mother and some to daughter Valmika via Phone-Pe. After this, Kusuma's transfer was done. According to the police FIR, Kusuma used to call Savita and inform her about every transfer.

Another trick of Savita

On January 6, 2024, Savita called Kusum again and said, 'Kusuma, I have invested in Uday TV project and doubled your money. Now invest another 10 lakh rupees, you will again get good returns for sure.' Kusum was trapped. She gave another 10 lakh rupees in cash. Over the next few months, Kusum gave her lakhs of rupees. Sometimes in the name of investment, sometimes to help in Savita's daughter's marriage and sometimes to repay the car loan. Slowly, Kusum sank into the quagmire of Rs 95 lakh.

How Savita's truth was revealed

In June 2025, when Kusuma went to Savita's house to ask for her money back, she was badly insulted and sent back. Savita said that she had borrowed money from many people and she would not return any money. Hearing this, Kusuma was shocked. The friendship on which she had staked her entire life's earnings was shattered in one stroke. On July 8, Kusuma filed an FIR against seven people including Savita, Punit, Satish, Valmika, Darshan, Lokesh and Sridhar.

She used to look for prey during her morning walk

Basaveshwaranagar police have arrested Savita. It has been revealed that this woman used to identify rich women during their morning walks, befriend them and then invite them to her kitty parties and other functions. It was here that she used to show them golden dreams of 'investment' in India and abroad. Surprisingly, she used to win the trust of the victims by using the names of big leaders like Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Minister M.B. Patil.

Savita is an old player in cheating

The most shocking thing is that Savita was earlier arrested in Govardhangiri police station for similar fraud and was out on bail. Even after getting bail, she continued her illegal activities. This case is quite similar to the Aishwarya Gowda fraud case of Bengaluru. Aishwarya had duped people by making false claims of being close to influential people like DK Suresh, brother of Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.

Loose ends of the law

In such cases, the police often face a big problem. The accused easily get a stay order from the court to stop the investigation or proceedings. It takes a lot of time and money to get the stay order lifted. This is especially difficult for the victims who have already lost their hard-earned money. In Aishwarya Gowda's case too, a stay order from the court is in place. Similarly, in Savita's previous case too, the police had to face a stay order, which made the investigation difficult.

Is Savita's game over?

The police say that they will take strict action in such cases and punish the culprits. But the question is, how long will such cunning fraudsters continue to take advantage of the loose links in the law? Savita and her accomplices have been arrested, but will more than 20 victim women like Kusuma be able to get their money back?

PC:NBT