Sridevi's final journey UPDATES | Dubai forensic says the veteran actress died from accidental drowning, finds alcohol in her body

MUMBAI: The mortal remains of veteran actress Sridevi, who passed away on Saturday, is still with the Dubai Police's Forensic department on Monday morning, as per Khaleej Times report.

According to Khaleej Times, the actress fainted in her hotel bathroom and was rushed to Rashid Hospital, where she was declared dead. 

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Dubai Police has transferred the case to Dubai Public Prosecution, which will carry out regular legal procedures followed in such cases.

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• Following the completion of post-mortem analysis, Dubai Police HQ today stated that the death of Indian actress Sridevi occurred due to drowning in her hotel apartment’s bathtub following loss of consciousness.

• The forensic report says that the veteran actress died from accidental drowning. Also traces of alcohol found in her body. (ANI)

• Death certificate for the late actress to be issued in about two hours, reports Khaleej Times.

• An Indian Consulate official now says to the same agency that the entire matter will be over by 2 pm (Dubai local time), as they have been asked to return by then. The official was accompanied by one Saurabh Malhotra (reportedly the late actress' relative), to the morgue, where the actress' remains are kept. 

Actress Madhuri Dixit arrives at the residence of Anil Kapoor in Mumbai #Sridevi pic.twitter.com/jF400STmGq

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• Now Khaleej Times says that the Dubai Forensic Department won't conduct a second autopsy on the actresses' body. However, there could be a delay in releasing blood test and autopsy reports. 

Karan Johar and Manish Malhotra arrive at the residence of Anil Kapoor in Mumbai. #Sridevi pic.twitter.com/LAI6gaaOjY

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• Tweeting about Sridevi's death, filmmaker Karan Johar said:

The unpredictability of life only hits us in times of tragedy ...then soon after we go back to being petulant and full of ourselves....I hope we can take stock of the eventualities of life and death and then rise above our own insecurities....

— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) February 26, 2018

• Actress Shabana Azmi cancelled a Holi party in the wake of Sridevi's passing away. 

• As per Khaleej Times, the forensics department is yet to submit Sridevi's blood test results to Dubai Police. The entire procedure will take another two hours.

• Veteran choreographer Saroj Khan on Sridevi's demise, "I still can't believe it. We can't believe it. We all loved her. I can't say anything else."

#Mumbai: Actor Farhan Akhtar and his mother Honey Irani arrive at the residence of Anil Kapoor #Sridevi pic.twitter.com/zcK4Ah9sTc

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• Bollywood Choreographer and filmmaker Farah Khan and veteran actress Tabu arrive at the Mumbai residence of actor Anil Kapoor, Sridevi's brother-in-law.

• #Mumbai: Fogging being done at Pawan Hans crematorium, in preparation for the last rites of #Sridevi pic.twitter.com/RL5gcFCWBV

  — ANI (@ANI) February 26, 2018

• As per Khaleej Times, Indian Consulate officials in Dubai say that after receiving the Police Clearance and forensic report, the other procedures including immigration and embalming would take 3 to 4 hours more. They are hopeful that the actress's remains will be ready for departure to India repatriation by 1 to 2 pm, Dubai local time.

• Indian industrial magnate Anil Ambani has sent an aircraft to Dubai to bring back Bollywood actress's body to India.  The 13-seater private jet, (Embraer-135BJ) belonging to Reliance Transport & Travel Ltd, left Mumbai for Dubai around 1.30 pm on Sunday. 

• Now fresh details have emerged about the 54-year-old actress' last moments. was getting ready at a hotel room in Dubai for a dinner date with her producer-husband Boney Kapoor before she suffered the cardiac arrest.

• Sridevi's elder daughter Janhvi had not travelled with the family because of the shooting schedule for her upcoming Bollywood film 'Dhadak', her first in the industry.

She starred in films like 'Mr. India', '16 Vayadhinile', 'Moondram Pirai' and 'Kshana Kshanam'. While films like "Mawaali" (1983), "Tohfa" (1984), "Mr India" (1987) and "Chandni" (1989) kept her at the top in the box-office game, her outings like "Sadma" (1983), "ChaalBaaz" (1989), "Lamhe" (1991), and "Gumrah" (1993) earned her critical acclaim.

Many, including Sridevi's brother-in-law Sanjay Kapoor, had shared that the actor was not known to have a history of heart disease. Moreover, she was known to be a fitness freak.

(With Inputs from Agencies and Online Desk)