Two people have been booked by Mumbai Police for allegedly duping a banker of Rs 18 crore by selling fake paintings, an official said on Tuesday, reported the PTI.

According to the news agency, a case of forgery has been registered by police in Mumbai against an art dealer and another man for allegedly duping an investment banker of Rs 17.9 crore by selling him fake paintings, claiming that they were the works of renowned artistes like Manjit Bawa and Francis Newton Souza.