Pavithra Gowda is former actress, fashion entrepreneur and and the number one accused in the infamous Renukaswamy Murder Case. She was rumored to be the second wife of Darshan Thoogudeepa until in June 2024, the lawyer of Darshan during a hearing of the case told the court that they are not married.

In her early life she was married to a UP based software professional Sanjay Singh she met in the IT company she was reportedly working in. The couple had a child named Khushi Gowda.

Their marriage fell apart due to differing priorities as Sanjay Singh wanted a normal life and she had celluloid ambitions contrary to the marital dissatisfaction as reported by  media (viz. OneIndia) with a denigrating insinuation towards Sanjay Singh.

After meeting Darshan during her brief stint in Sandalwood film industry, the duo decided to move in during 2014. Consequently the duo ousted Darshan's legally wedded wife from Darshan's house in RR Nagar forcing the estranged Vijayalakshmi to shift to a rented apartment in Banashankari, Hosakerehalli despite Darshan having multiple farmhouses.

Pavithra has been reported to have done gaslighting to provoke the seasoned criminal Darshan to fix Renukaswamy, eventually leading to his death after being tortured by more than 30 henchmen and Darshan Pavithra relishing the crime by even kicking his dead body.

She is reported to be the first one to hit Renukaswamy with her slipper which was recovered from the Duo's house in Rajrajeshwari Nagar which also falls in the same area of the crime scene- the junkyard of vehicles owned by Pattanagere Jayanna, who happens to Darshan's uncle and a strongman. 

The sadism of Pavithra Gowda has brought to light the one of the most chilling and gruesome murder committed in the history of mankind. 

Before Renukaswamy Murder Case she got herself along with her daughter in a lawsuit in Feb 2024 filed by Darshan's legally wedded wife Vijayalakshmi due to her competitive claim of rights over Darshan's life.

At the time of documentation of this report she is in judicial custody related to the murder case.