India, July 11 -- A Bengaluru woman who blended charm, social smarts, and well-crafted lies is at the centre of a Rs.5 crore scam that has rocked two neighbourhoods.

According to a report by Times of India, Savita G, 49, a resident of Kirloskar Colony in Basaveshwaranagar, allegedly targeted affluent women through what seemed like harmless kitty parties, but turned out to be a front for a calculated financial con.

Savita, now in police custody along with her associate Puneet P, is accused of luring nearly 30 women into investing large sums of money under the guise of gold imports, real estate ventures, and private media contracts, the repory further added.

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