India, July 17 -- Bandra police have registered a case against a Bengaluru-based gallerist, Leena Chethan, for allegedly selling fake paintings by prominent artists Jogen Chowdhury and K G Subramanyan to Mumbai-based actor-cum-art-dealer and wellness instructor Bijay Anand, based on a complaint by the latter on July 14.

Anand bought the paintings - together priced at Rs.45.36 lakh -- from Chethan's Tangerine Art Space, Bengaluru, in 2021.

The purported dubiousness of the works was revealed after Anand sold them to another gallerist in Pune, said an officer from Bandra police station. Anand and his actor wife Sonali run a gallery, Kyozan Arts Private Limited, in Khar.

Explaining the trail of events, the officer said: "The couple was int...