Sheetal Mafatlal caught lounging in London with friend Manish Malhotra

It took a moment to recognise the woman with a red top hat and elaborate dress at London’s chic Washington Mayfair hotel on Sunday, but a closer look revealed it to be Mumbai’s society fixture with close friend Manish Malhotra Sheetal Mafatlal. Mostly based out of London since she was embroiled in the Rs 100 crore fake painting case where she accused her former friends of theft, Mafatlal walked in with close friend Manish Malhotra.

The two were overheard talking about visiting Karan Johar’s set in London, as he is currently shooting his film with Ranbir Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai and Anushka Sharma. Meanwhile, the Mumbai Crime Branch here is still investigating Mafatlal’s role in the paintings being switched for fake ones.