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Sridevi funeral news updates: Actor's mortal remains reach Dubai Airport; funeral likely to be held tomorrow

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Feb,27 2018 17:16:59 IST

Sridevi funeral news updates: Actor's mortal remains reach Dubai Airport; funeral likely to be held tomorrow

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  • FP Dubai

    Sridevi's body taken to Dubai Airport's cargo area, mortal remains to be brought in private jet

  • Celebrities slam TV media for sensational reporting on Sridevi's death

    TV media's frantic reporting over the death of veteran actor Sridevi has angered Bollywood celebrities and her fans, who have called the coverage "graceless" and "insensitive". Celebrities such as Vidya Balan and Farhan Akhtar criticised the TV channels for suggesting various conspiracy theories on the cause of her death. 

    Balan, who posted a photo of the late actor, said, "May they let you rest in peace...." "Such a shame that whole country is silently watching their superstar Sridevi being murdered live by media," wrote a user while another user said media should stop using Sridevi's death for entertainment. 

     
    Sonu Sood wrote, "I wonder after doing such reporting about a legend who lost her life..can these people sleep in peace? Ashamed to live in times where we have to see such a standard of reporting on reputed channels. Shame on you... let someone rest in peace."
     
    Indian Ambassador to UAE, Navdeep Suri, also appealed for calm. "The media interest in untimely demise of #Sridevi is understandable. But the frenzy of speculation does not help. 

  • Sridevi's body to be flown to India from royal terminal of the Dubai International Airport

  • Mortal remains to be kept for public homage from 8 am, Tuesday

    The family will arrive in Mumbai at 10.30 pm where they'll head straight to Sridevi's residence. On Wednesday morning, her fans, family members and the members of film fraternity will pay their respects at her Mumbai home in Lokhandwala. Arjun Kapoor and his cousin Saurabh Malhotra are accompanying Boney Kapoor from Dubai to Mumbai.   

  • Sridevi's funeral to be held tomorrow at 10.30 am, body will be kept at actor's Mumbai home

    Sridevi's mortal remains will be brought to Mumbai around 10.30 pm tonight, Times Now reported. The actors funeral service will be held on Wednesday morning. India Today said that the cremation will take place at Lokhandwala crematorium around 10.30 am, and the body will be kept for public homage at the actor's residence, Green Acres from 8 am onwards. 

  • Sridevi's body to reach Mumbai by late evening: Reports

    Sridevi's mortal remains have reached Dubai International Airport, from where it will be flown to India in a private jet. TV News reports said that the body will reach around 10.30 pm (IST) in Mumbai and will be taken to the Kapoor's residence in Andheri West. 

  • Sridevi's mortal remains enroute airport 

  • Embalming certificate of Sridevi

  • FP Dubai

    Embalming procedure over, Sridevi's mortal remains to be taken to airport

    The embalming procedure is now completed and Sridevi's mortal remains will now be directly taken to the airport. The ambulance carrying the body will be accompanied by police jeeps, which will escort it to the cargo terminal from where it will be flown in to India on a private jet. 

  • Sridevi's death certificate handed over to family: CNN-News 18

  • FP Dubai

    Watch: Sridevi's body being taken for embalming 

    Sridevi's body has reached the embalming unit and the embassy officials are completing the process of repatriation in the meantime. Embalming is expected to take around 90 minutes after which the body will be taken to the Maktoum International Airport. 

  • Visuals from inside embalming unit; process to begin shortly

  • Case closed: Investigation into Sridevi's death ends; Dubai authorities say actor died of accidental drowning 

  • Sridevi's body being taken for embalming

  • All procedures followed in investigation of Sridevi's death: Dubai government statement

    In a couple of tweets, the Dubai Media Office Said: "The Public Prosecutor's Office #دبي: The decision to release the body came after all the investigations and procedural matters followed in such incidents were completed, in order to determine all its circumstances and ensure that justice was done within the framework of the law. The medical report showed that the death of Indian actress Sridevi Kapoor came as a result of her drowning in her hotel room after losing consciousness."

  • Sridevi's nephew Saurabh Malhotra at morgue to collect actor's body: CNN-News18

  • Meanwhile, visuals from outsie Kapoors' residence in Mumbai

  • Sridevi's body will now be taken for 90-minute embalming process

    Embalming is the process of preserving the human body after death to delay decomposition. Human beings have been practising embalming in various forms for thousands of years. The body is drained of blood and gases and pumped with replacement fluids to temporarily slow its disintegration. The process is fairly common in the death of public figures, particularly because usually a traditional funeral is held, which includes keeping the body in an open casket for viewing the deceased's body.

  • Earlier visuals from outside morgue 

  • Indian Consulate officials, close family members reach mortuary to receive Sridevi's body

    According to Khaleej Times, the Kapoor family and Indian embassy officials have reached the morgue at the police headquarters, where Sridevi's body was kept since last night. The body will now be taken for embalming process, after which the repatriation papers will begin. 

  • Moni Mathews, Senior journalist

    At least few more hours' wait for Sridevi's fans, families

    It will be at least three more hours before the body can be put on the India-bound jet, sources say. Taking into account the mid afternoon traffic, the processes at the mortuary, and the government embalming unit in Sonapur on the Dubai-Sharjah border, and then the long drive to the airport, it could be late in evening before the body reaches India. 

  • Moni Mathews, Senior journalist

    Body to be flown back to India from Maktoum International Airport in three hours

    Sources say that after all the paperwork is complete, Sridevi's body will be flown back to India on a private jet from the Maktoum International Airport, some distance away from the city.

  • Body to be flown back today: India's consul general to Dubai

    The Indian Consulate told CNN-News 18 that the veteran actor's body will be flown back to Mumbai today. The Indian Embassy has received necessary clearance to begin the embalming process of the body, after which it will request for a local visa. Sridevi's passport will be canceled after that. 

  • Sridevi's body to be taken for embalming process

    Reports have said that this process may take around three to four hours.

  • Jaifiliya police station to hand over document to Indian Consulate for release of mortal remains

    The PRO from the Indian consulate is at the station to receive the document.

  • Dubai Police hands over letter for release of Sridevi's mortal remains to her family

  • Final report on Sreedevi's demise to be released in the next few minutes

    Sources have told Firstpost that the Indian Consulate PRO is at the Bur Dubai police station.

  • Boney Kapoor's passport temporarily detained by police: Asianet

    ​The report said that Kapoor was also interrogated for three hours earlier.

  • Boney Kapoor questioned yet again, injury marks found on Sridevi's head: Asianet

    According to Asianet, a "deep wound" was found on Sridevi's head. The CCTV footage is also being examined.

  • Whole film industry trying to come to terms with this tragedy: Hema Malini

  • Prosecutor may ask for another autopsy

  • Moni Mathews, Senior journalist

    Medical panel holding discussions to evaluate original postmortem report

    A special medical panel is holding discussions to further evaluate the original postmortem report. A consolidated and detailed report will be made known soon.

  • Arjun Kapoor leaves for Dubai

    Uncertainty continues over repatriation of Sridevi as legal formalities are yet to be finished. Meanwhile, reports said that Arjun Kapoor has left for Dubai to help his father Boney Kapoor.  

  • Sridevi's life a classic case of how each person's actual life is completely different from how the world perceives it: Ram Gopal Varma 

    Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who directed Sridevi in films like Great Robbery, Govindhaa... Govindhaa... and Hairaan, says that the late actor has been a "very unhappy woman" and her life was a "classic case of how each person's actual life is completely different from how the world perceives it".

    In a personal note on her, Varma says that she was the most desirable woman and the biggest superstar of the country but that's just a part of the story.

    Varma says that except for a short glimmer of English Vinglish, Sridevi had been pretty much very unhappy. "She went through so much in her life and due to her early career entry, life never gave her time to grow up at a normal pace," writes Varma.

    Read the full note here

  • Public Prosecutor statement any minute now, reports Gulf media

    According to reports in UAE media, Public Prosecutor will release the official statement any time now. However, the Dubai Police has claimed that without due procedure the body will not be released for embalming or repatriation. 

    According to the Dubai Police, unless all those involved in the case (directly and indirectly) are cleared after questioning, the body of the veteran actor will not be released. 

  • Moni Mathews, Senior journalist

    Body will be released only after all those involved have been questioned and cleared: Dubai Police

    Dubai police said its only after questioning all the people involved directly and indirectly the case will be cleared and for the body to be released from the morgue for embalming and repatriation.

  • Moni Mathews, Senior journalist

    Public Prosecutor and Dubai Police will clear body for embalming only after all doubts raised on the night of Sridevi's death were cleared

    Requesting anonymity Indian consulate officials said that the Dubai Police has to go through certain protocols and they can't skip steps. They added that the public prosecutor and the police were trying to expedite matters but would only clear the body for embalming after all the doubts raised on Sunday (when Sridevi's death was reported) were cleared.

  • Lesser known facts about Sridevi: Actor was offered role in Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park, but she refused

  • Referring cases to Dubai Public Prosecutor is a common procedure: Gulf News

    Gulf News quoted a chief prosecutor: “In such accidental death incidents, the results of the post-mortem and forensic examination reports are referred to the Public Prosecution as part of ordinary law enforcement procedures. The papers are revised by the prosecutors of the jurisdiction where the incident happened. An official order to hand over the body of the deceased to the family or relatives is issued shortly after that.”

    The report further added that in case of any suspicious foul play, prosecutors would carry out further detailed investigations and decide on any future law enforcement procedures accordingly.

  • FP Editors

    Police bandobast outside Anil Kapoor's home in Lokhandwala in Andheri West

  • Dubai Public Prosecution says probe still on to determine circumstances surrounding Sridevi's death

    The officials at the Dubai Public Prosecution office, the probe is still going on to determine the circumstances surrounding Sridevi's death, as the forensic report, which came out on Monday, only says that the actor died of accidental drowning, reports Gulf News.

  • Dubai police following usual protocol, Indian consulate assures Sridevi's family

    Khaleej Times reported that the officials at Indian Consulate maintained that the Dubai Police are following the usual protocol and are not delaying the process. The report further added that the officials in Dubai want to be 100 percent sure about all their claims, considering the extremely sensitive nature of the case.

  • Sridevi's family waiting for clearance letter from Dubai Public Prosecution, says report

    Indian Consulate officials told Khaleej Times that the Dubai Police were following usual protocol. However considering the highly sensitive nature of the case, they want be 100 percent sure before handing over the body to the family.

  • A timeline of events leading up to the Sridevi's death

    Legendary Bollywood actress Sridevi's death is shrouded in countless questions. With multiple narratives floating around, here is a recap of everything that happened after she left the country and events leading up to her death.

  • Inconsistencies appear in timeline leading up to Sridevi's death as questions remain unanswered

    There are inconsistencies in the timeline leading up to her death. While initial reports said the first call to the police was made at 9 pm, the autopsy report said the time of death was 10.01 pm. There is, therefore, an hour's gap between the official time of death and the first call made to the police, during which no confirmed call to a doctor was made.

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  • Embalming process still remains to be completed

    Embalming usually happens between 7 am and 5 pm, but Khaleej Times reported that in unusual cases, when the embalming unit in Muhaisna get a call from higher authorities, they perform the embalming at any given time.

    "At the time of reporting this, sources at the unit in Muhaisna revealed that there was only one body present at the centre, and the staff at the unit were heading home," Khaleej Times reports.

  • India working closely with UAE authorities to ensure early release of body

    "We are working with local authorities to ensure that mortal remains can be sent to India at the earliest. We are on the job," said Navdeep Singh Suri, adding that "Our experience in similar cases tells us that it does take 2-3 days to complete processes."

    The body was likely to be embalmed today, Khaleej Times reported. Sridevi's body will be brought back to Mumbai for the funeral by a chartered jet.

  • Might take 2-3 days to complete all processes: Navdeep Suri

    Indian Ambassador to UAE says might take two to three days to complete all processes. 

  • Timeline leading upto Sridevi's death full of inconsistencies

    According to the autopsy report, Sridevi died at 10.01 pm on Saturday. There are a few questions that crop up:

    - Boney Kapoor found Sridevi unconscious in the hotel bathtub at around 5.30 pm (Dubai time)

    - Boney called his friends and the hotel staff for help. Sridevi's body was taken out of the bathtub and they tried to revive her. 

    - According to reports, the first call to the police was made at 9 pm. 

    - Autopsy report pegs time of death at 10.01 pm. 

    - Indian consulate officials, however, told Khaleej Times that the time of death was 11 pm, which widens the time gap even further

    - There is no confirmation or any report which confirms that a doctor was called in the ensuing period. Incidentally, Jumeirah Hotel told Firstpost that all of their five-star properties have on-call doctors.

    There is an hour gap between the official time of death and the first call made to the police.

  • FP Dubai

    Sridevi died at 10.01 pm on Saturday night

    Autopsy report confirms that Sridevi died at 10.01 on Saturday night. More details are awaited. It is, however, important to note that there is a gap of an hour and a half between the time of death (according to the autopsy report) and the time it was reported. 

Sridevi funeral updates: Sridevi's mortal remains have reached Dubai airport, from where it will be flown into a private jet to Mumbai, India. The family has decided to hold the funeral services Wednesday afternoon and the body will be kept for public viewing at 8.30 am.

According to latest reports, Public Prosecutor report is expected any minute now. Meanwhile, the Dubai Police has said its only after questioning all the people involved directly and indirectly the case will be cleared and for the body to be released from the morgue for embalming and repatriation.

Indian Consulate officials told Khaleej Times that the Dubai Police were following usual protocol. However considering the highly sensitive nature of the case, they want be 100 percent sure before handing over the body to the family.

It has been more than 48 hours since Sridevi's death was reported in the media. Due to several procedural delays, the actor's mortal remains has still not reached India. India's envoy to the UAE Navdeep Suri has discouraged speculation on the death of Bollywood icon Sridevi in Dubai, saying the Indian mission was in touch with the local authorities to complete the formalities.

Sridevi's funeral is likely to be further delayed as authorities in Dubai are yet to complete formalities, release the actor's body and issue a death certificate. Her husband Boney Kapoor has given a statement to the Dubai Police on the circumstances surrounding his wife's death.

Timeline leading upto Sridevi's death is fraught with inconsistencies. While the autopsy pegs the time of death at 10.01 pm (Dubai time), the first call to the police was made at 9 pm. Sridevi's "unconscious" body was retrieved from the hotel bathtub at around 5.30 pm (Dubai time). There is also no confirmation that a doctor was called in the ensuing period.

Heavy security has been deployed outside Anil Kapoor's residence in Mumbai, ANI reported. The news agency also reported that Boney Kapoor returned to his hotel in Dubai after police recorded his statement on Monday.

Another report in Khaleej Times claims that reports saying that Boney Kapoor will be interrogated by the Dubai Police are baseless. "As per standard police investigation procedures, director and husband of the late Sridevi, Boney Kapoor, only provided his testimony on Sunday morning. The conversation between police and the director took place when her body was discovered at Jumeirah Emirates Tower Hotel on the night of her death. However, he was not called by the police on Monday for further interrogation. All media reports regarding further questioning are baseless..."

A day after actor Sridevi passed away suddenly, Monday was full of dramatic revelations. Starting from Khaleej Times reporting the last 30 minutes of the actor's life with her husband Boney Kapoor to the forensics coming to the conclusion that Sridevi died due to accidental drowning in her hotel bathtub after losing consciousness, the case which seemed quite open-ended in the start got murkier as the day passed.

Boney reportedly discovered Sridevi unconscious in the bathtub filled with water. She was taken to a hospital where she was declared dead on arrival. Dubai Police called in Kapoor on Monday to Bur Dubai police station for investigation. Police took his statement after which he was allowed to go back to his hotel room, sources were quoted as saying by the Gulf News.

A file photo of late Sridevi. Image courtesy: News18

A file photo of late Sridevi. Image courtesy: News18

The Dubai government said in a tweet the police had transferred the case to the "Dubai Public Prosecution" which will carry out regular legal procedures followed in such cases.

"Dubai police headquarters stated that the death of the Indian actress Sridevi occurred due to drowning in her hotel apartment's bathtub following loss of consciousness," the Dubai government's media office said on Twitter.

There could be a further delay in Sridevi's body being brought back to India, with the Dubai police informing the Indian Embassy that another "clearance" was awaited before the body could be released. Sridevi was in Dubai for a family wedding and had stayed back after the ceremonies. Her husband had flown back to Mumbai with their younger daughter Khushi, but returned to Dubai to surprise her.

The news of her death, first reported at around 3 a.m. IST on Sunday, sent shock waves across the country with those who knew her at a loss to explain how the star, who was present at several wedding functions in Dubai last week, could suddenly breathe her last.

Her family has not commented beyond their initial statement yesterday to announce the death, and has requested the media not to contact them as they grapple with the tragedy.

Published Date: Feb 27, 2018 17:16 PM | Updated Date: Feb 27, 2018 17:31 PM

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