Published On : Mon, Nov 7th, 2016

Rs. 50 crore Vasudeo Gaitonde painting missing from Nirlon House in Mumbai

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Mumbai: A Vasudeo Gaitonde painting worth Rs. 50 crore is reported to be missing from Nirlon House in Mumbai’s Worli, police have said. A complaint has been lodged in the matter with the Mumbai Police.

A complaint in this regard has been lodged at Worli Police Station on Sunday, DCP Ashok Dudhe said.

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Police are probing the matter, he added.

The complainant is Nirlon Ltd’s prominent shareholder and businessman Janak Mathuradas, who spotted a similar painting at an exhibition in New York, police said.

After spotting Gaitonde’s artwork which used to be in the board room of Nirlon House, he gave a written complaint to Worli police.

The complainant told police that the painting has been stolen. The 1960 painting costs around Rs. 50 crore, he said.

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