The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has arrested an alleged con girl, Aishwarya Gowda, 33, for cash laundering in a number of instances of swindling rich individuals in Karnataka by flaunting connections to prime political leaders within the state.
The ED arrested Gowda on Thursday in a cash laundering case for allegedly dishonest gullible victims of over ₹ 20 crore by promising excessive returns on investments accomplished by means of her. Gowda, who was introduced in courtroom on Thursday, has been remanded to ED custody for 2 weeks for additional investigation.
Gowda allegedly posed because the sister of Karnataka Congress chief D Okay Suresh and Deputy Chief Minister D Okay Shivakumar to realize entry to rich medical doctors and businessmen. Within the final yr, the Bengaluru police booked her in 4 instances of dishonest.
She can also be accused of utilizing police contacts to entry the decision element information of one among her alleged victims – Vanitha Aithal, a jewelry retailer proprietor who has accused Gowda of taking gold and cash price over Rs 8 crore with the promise of excessive returns after which betraying her belief.
Other than the jeweller, the others Gowda allegedly cheated embrace two medical doctors who run a cosmetic surgery centre, a maternity physician, and a businessman’s household in Mandya.
Gowda allegedly posed as a rich actual property vendor to realize entry to medical doctors, businessmen and politicians earlier than focusing on a few of them for fraud, police sources stated. She additionally allegedly used a collection at a luxurious lodge in north Bengaluru to convey the impression of being very rich. “She had bodyguards and a fleet of luxurious automobiles,” a police supply stated.
Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni is among the politicians alleged to have been related to Gowda, and there are photos within the public area of their proximity. She allegedly gave him a luxurious automobile, however Kulkarni has denied receiving any items from Gowda or affiliation past an acquaintance. On Thursday, the ED performed searches on premises belonging to Kulkarni as effectively in reference to the Gowda case.