Sridevi funeral: Actor drowned; body still in Dubai; top 10 developments

Sridevi's death case took a new twist on Monday as her autopsy report revealed that she died due to accidental drowning and not cardiac arrest

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Veteran actor Sridevi's mortal remains are still in Dubai, pending paperwork. After receiving the Autopsy report, the Dubai police has started examining the circumstances of the actor's death. According to media reports, police are trying to recreate the sequence of events leading up to her death and have questioned those accompanying her, including her husband. Meanwhile, Indian Envoy to UAE Navdeep Suri assured that the Indian embassy was trying hard to send Sridevi's body to India at the earliest. "Our embassy and consulate are working closely with local authorities to expedite the return of Sridevi's mortal remains and also keeping Kapoor family apprised. It is our endeavour to send mortal remains of Sridevi to India at the earliest, " Suri told ANI. Sridevi's death took a new twist on Monday as her autopsy report revealed that she died due to accidental drowning and not cardiac arrest as reported earlier. The autopsy report has also revealed that there were traces of alcohol in her blood. Today, her body will be moved to the AL Muhaisana embalming unit and will be repatriated to Mumbai once all the paperwork and investigation has been completed. There have been conflicting reports on the questioning of Boney Kapoor. According to several media reports, Boney Kapoor was summoned by the Dubai police for questioning. However, Dubai-based Khaleej Times reported that Kapoor was not summoned by the police. Kapoor was questioned only at the time of the discovery of Sridevi's body at the hotel room, the report further said. Here are the top 10 developments since the death of the legendary actor: 1. Police record Boney Kapoor's statement: Police recorded the statement of Sridevi's husband and noted film producer Boney kapoor, the Gulf News reported on late Monday night. According to media reports, Kapoor was summoned by the Dubai police to Bur Dubai police station for investigation. However, a Khaleej Times report denies that Kapoor was summoned by the Dubai police. The report says the police had a conversation with Kapoor when Sridevi's body was discovered at the hotel room on the night of death. Citing sources in the Dubai police, the report further says that Kapoor was not called by the police for any further interrogation. 2. Sridevi's body remains in Dubai: Sridevi's body was expected to reach India on Monday but it did't, pending paperwork. " Our experience in similar cases tells us that it does take 2-3 days to complete processes," India's Ambassador to UAE, Navdeep Suri said. He further said that the Indian embassy was trying hard to send her mortal remains to India at the earliest. Dubai police sources, told the Times of India that clearance for the body to be taken to India would be given only after questioning has been completed on Tuesday. 3. Autopsy report: The forensic report by UAE's health ministry on Monday revealed that the cause of the actress' death was 'accidental drowning'. According to UAE's Gulf News, Sridevi was under the influence of alcohol in her hotel room when she lost her balance, fell into the bathtub and drowned. She was immediately rushed to Rashid Hospital in Dubai.

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Celebs at Anil Kapoor's house: Bollywoood celebrities, including Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, were spotted outside Anil Kapoors residence. South Indian superstars Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth were also among the visitors at Anil Kapoor's residence.

5. Social media condemns sensational reporting: People expressed disappointment on 'sensational' reporting on the death of superstar Sridevi. Sridevi's fans took to twitter to criticise the way developments related to her death were presented by the media. Following reveleation of forensic reports, several media outlets took to pondering over the report. Some even went to the extent of character-shaming the actor for allegedly indulging in alcohol. 6. Fans wait outside Sridevi's residence: The superstar's fans have been waiting outside her residence since Sunday to catch the last glimpse of her. As seen in the images posted by ANI on Monday, people in large numbers were standing outside the actress' Mumbai residence. 7. Mortal remains to arrive in Anil Ambani's aircraft: Anil Ambani's 13-seater private jet is in Dubai since Sunday to bring back the Bollywood actor's body. "It is expected to return with the body and the immediate bereaved family members late tonight," a source earlier told IANS. 8. India's first female superstar: Sridevi started her career as a child actor when she was just 4-year-old. She made her debut with M A Thirumugham's Tamil flick Thunaivan and continued acting in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films before making her Bollywood debut. Although she worked as a child artiste in the 1975 hit Julie, her first Bollywood film as an adult was Solva Sawan. The film fared poorly at the box office and she was written off for the next three years. She was relaunched in Himmatwala in 1981. And, thereafter she ruled the commercial cinema space in the 1980s and '90s like no other female actress had done before. Sridevi slowed down her career, after her marriage to Bollywood producer Boney Kapoor but returned with a bang in 2012 with English Vinglish. 9. No history of heart ailment: Actor's brother-in-law Sanjay Kapoor said she had no history of heart attacks and expressed shock over her sudden demise. "We are completely shocked. She had no history of a heart attack," Sanjay told Khaleej Times in an interview. 10. Amitabh saw it coming? A little time before the news of Sridevi's death broke out, Amitabh Bachchan posted a tweet saying he was feeling uneasy. His tweet left the Twitterati wondering if Bachchan had the premonition about her death.

First Published: Tue, February 27 2018. 08:21 IST

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