Artist Mansoor Ahmed Rahi’s wife accuses son of stealing paintings Worth Rs1 Billion

The wife of famous artist Mansoor Ahmed Rahi has filed an FIR against her son, accusing him of stealing her late husband’s paintings, which are worth over Rs1 billion, police have confirmed on Friday.

On Thursday Mrs Rahi reported theft, even though the incident happened almost eight months ago. Shalimar police registered a case against Rahi’s son and his friends under Section 380 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).

According to the FIR, the couple’s son and six of his friends visited their home in Sector F-11 in Islamabad in January. Later, the son took his parents to dinner, leaving his friends at home.

When they returned, the son took his parents upstairs, but Mrs. Rahi heard noises coming from the basement. When she asked about it, her son said it was nothing.

However, when she went to check, she discovered 70 to 80 of her husband’s paintings had been removed from their frames and rolled up. She claims her son and his friends took the paintings away in a vehicle.

She was deeply shocked and fell ill after learning about her son’s actions, as the paintings were worth around Rs1 billion.

The artist passed away on May 12. Mrs. Rahi, still grieving, now wants legal action to be taken against her son and wants the stolen paintings returned.