
However a month later, due to family pressure he announced his decision to take down the comic strip. However, in 2009, the creator of the site Puneet Agarwal, a second generation Indian living in the UK revealed his identity in an attempt to fight against the ban. Initially the creators of the site chose to remain anonymous, going under the assumed collective name Indian Porn Empire. This resulted in an online movement to save the character from being destroyed. Eventually, mainstream media columnists joined in criticizing the ban as reflecting a "meddlesome, patriarchal mindset" of a "Net Nanny" government. This was met with criticism from the likes of Indian libertarian blogger and journalist Amit Varma. As a result, the original website was censored by the Indian government under its anti-pornography laws. Production of pornography is broadly illegal in India.

Graphic novelist Sarnath Banerjee on the ban of Savita Bhabhi. "Wow, India has now joined the elite club of China, Iran, North Korea and suchlike in the area of Internet censorship."

The character proved controversial in India as soon as it was introduced in 2008 (March 29), due to conservatism present in Indian society. It has since been converted into a subscription-based strip. The character was promoted through a comic strip medium by anonymous activists in India. The title bhabhi ( sister-in-law) is a respectful term for North Indian housewives.

Her promiscuous behaviour is justified by Ashok, her husband. Savita Bhabhi is a pornographic cartoon character, a housewife, published by Kirtu. Savita bhabhi's character shown in first episode
