Bollywood actor Sridevi, 54, wife of producer Boney Kapoor, died late Saturday night reportedly due to a cardiac arrest in Dubai’s Jumeirah Emirates Towers. Photo: AFP
Dubai: Veteran actor Sridevi’s body will be flown back to India from Dubai on Monday after the family receives the necessary certificates from the authorities to start the process of repatriating her body.
Sridevi’s body could not be repatriated on Sunday as the final investigation reports from Dubai Police were not ready. Reliance Communications Ltd (RCom) chairman Anil Ambani has reportedly offered to fly her remains back home in his private jet.
Sridevi, 54, wife of producer Boney Kapoor, died late Saturday night reportedly due to a cardiac arrest in Dubai’s Jumeirah Emirates Towers. She had gone to the UAE to attend the wedding of her nephew Mohit Marwah.
Indian officials and family members of the Bollywood star were still waiting for the necessary certificates from the Dubai authorities on Monday afternoon to start the process of repatriating her mortal remains, PTI reported citing two officials.
“We need forensic certificate, death certificate and embalming certificate before the process of embalming the body begins. Unless these processes are completed, we will not be in a position to give a firm time for the repatriation of the body,” an official from the Consulate General of India told PTI in Dubai.
According to him, things cannot proceed further until the Dubai authorities hand over all the reports.
“We have been transparent since yesterday (Sunday) that we are waiting for the aforesaid clearances and things cannot proceed further until that happens,” the official said.
Meanwhile, the Gulf News quoted sources as saying that the Dubai Police have released the forensic report on Sridevi’s death to her family and the Indian Consulate representative.
Uncertainty over when the body would arrive in Mumbai and the many questions surrounding her sudden death in Dubai intensified as the day progressed.
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Indian Consulate officials reveal that after receiving the Police Clearance and forensic report, the other procedures including, immigration and embalming would be completed in the next 3 to 4 hours, a source told the Khaleej Times.
The actor and family were in Dubai after attending the wedding of her nephew Mohit Marwah which took place in Ras Al Khaimah.
Indian Ambassador to the UAE Navdeep Singh Suri, Consul General of India in Dubai Vipul and Indian Consulate representatives were coordinating with Dubai Police and other authorities concerned.
The Kapoor family in a statement issued on Sunday night said that her body will arrive in India on Monday.
