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Sridevi funeral news updates Day 2: Timeline leading up to actor's death fraught with inconsistencies

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Feb,27 2018 09:47 59 IST

Sridevi funeral news updates Day 2: Timeline leading up to actor's death fraught with inconsistencies

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  • 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. 

    - There is no confirmation or any report which confirms that a doctor was called in the ensuing period.

    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 Sunday night

    Autopsy report confirms that Sridevi died at 10.01 on Sunday 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. 

  • Boney Kapoor not interrogated, it was just a testimony, say reports

    According to several media reports, Dubai Police merely recorded Boney Kapoor testimony.  "As per standard police investigation procedures, director and husband of 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," a Gulf-based paper reported. 

  • FP Dubai

    Sridevi's hotel room is sealed and under control of Dubai Police

    Boney Kapoor was called in for questioning by the Dubai Police at the Bur Dubai police station and most of the questions were related to the last hours he spent with Sridevi. 

    The room where Sridevi died is sealed and it’s under the control of Dubai police. The preliminary report did not specify a time of death, but more details are expected in the detailed report. 

  • Heavy security outside Anil Kapoor's residence

  • Prosecutors recommend further probe into Sridevi's death

  • Dubai Public Prosecution begins probe

    Claiming that further probe is required in the Sridevi death case, the Dubai Public Prosecution has begun its investigation. The investigation into her death began early on Sunday morning, and the actor's body has been at the General Department of Forensic Evidence, Dubai, since 2.30am on Sunday, Khaleej Times reported.

  • Boney Kapoor not interrogated by Dubai Police, cops tells Khaleej Times

    According to Khaleej Times, a newspaper based out of UAE, the Dubai Police has claimed that Boney Kapoor was not interrogated. The media reports claiming so are baseless, the paper further reported. 

    "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..."

  • Media frenzy over Sridevi death understandable, but it doesn't help matters, says Indian ambassador to UAE

    Indian Ambassador to UAE Navdeep Suri tweeted late on Monday and said that media frenzy, while understandable, does not help the situation. 

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

  • Updates for 27 February, 2018 begins

  • FP Dubai

    Visuals from Quisais police general head quarters

  • Visual from outside police mortuary

  • FP Dubai

    Speculations rife around actors death: Is the real meaning lost in translation?

    The official language in UAE is Arabic and all certificates and other paperwork is carried out in the language. As speculations and guess work picked up, it is important to note here that the translated version of the forensic report was available for circulation in the media much too soon. The lack of detail and obvious spelling errors (drowning was spelt drawning) indicate that the translation was rather hurried.

    There are translation departments at all government offices or the job is sometimes outsourced, when it is to do with commercial transactions and civil cases.

    It is possible that nuances of the report and literal meanings were lost in translation, and that the translation was not written in an in-depth manner. 

    However, while the main document is made in Arabic, translations with official seal are also regarded as official documents. The authority issuing the document itself translates and puts seal on the print out.

  • Indian envoy says repatriation open-ended

    India’s Ambassador to the UAE Navdeep Singh Suri said that with the new development, and the case being referred to the public prosecution department, the repatriation issue is now open ended. He added that the Indian Embassy is in talks with the Dubai authorities to get clearance and is hopeful it will happen soon, Gulf News reported. 

  • Moni Mathews, Senior journalist

    Sridevi's body not being embalmed today; mortal remains kept at forensic department at police headquarters

    Contrary to earlier reports, it is now being said that Sridevi's body will not be embalmed today and the actor's mortal remains are kept at the forensic department at the police headquarters. 

    Khaleej Times reported that the embalming likely to take place at Sonapur by noon on Tuesday.

  • Kamal Haasan reaches Anil Kapoor's residence 

  • Shah Rukh Khan's Zero will be Sridevi's last film

    Sridevi will make her final appearance on silver screen in December in a cameo appearance in Shah Rukh Khan starrer Zero. She shot for her scene last year in October. The legendary actor will be seen playing herself and will share screen space with Karisma Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Shah Rukh Khan, Zoom reported.

  • Shakti Kapoor condoles Sridevi's death, says sad actor couldn't see daughter's debut film 

  • Dubai Police to record Boney Kapoor's statement on wife's death

    Executive Editor of UAE's Khaleej Times, Vicky Kapur told ABP News that the Dubai Police will record the statement of Sridevi's husband Boney Kapoor in connection with her sudden demise. Boney was present in the room where Sridevi died of "accident drowning" and was reportedly the one who first found her lying unconscious in the bath tub. 

  • Bikram Vohra, consulting editor

    Now that Dubai Police has released the body for embalming and repatriation, is the probe over? Is it all clear? 

    The answer is a NO. And here’s why:

    The Dubai police, backed by state of the art equipment and a forensic laboratory that is comparable to anything in the world, have a first rate investigative record and have resolved crimes often in hours of their occurring.

    At this moment there is no crime committed but the police will investigate the circumstances that led to Sridevi’s death by drowning. The first step is to send the forensic report to the public prosecutor's office which will assess the merit of the case and then decide on further action. And if they believe that there are persons of interest who can shed light on the issue — whether it concerns the alcohol content in her blood or the reason why the bath tub was reportedly full or even why a friend was called by husband Boney Kapoor rather than the hotel doctor and support staff — they will detain and question anyone they feel can shed light on how she drowned.

    There is no guilt or suspicion and it is only procedure and the answers may well clear the air. . 

    If there is even a shred of doubt or a grey area they will not allow people to leave the country. The police probe is mutually exclusive from the medical report and the body’s release has no bearing on the police taking further steps.

    Much of the mess created in what will now be a trying time for all has been by conjecture. Indian media’s feeding frenzy and the premature conclusion that she died of a cardiac arrest is what has led to the confusion. It would be better to just let the police in Dubai get on with their task and till then a freeze on guesswork would be appropriate.

    The author is a Firstpost coloumnist and former editor of Gulf News and Khaleej Times

  • Moni Mathews, Senior journalist

    The three main questions surrounding Sridevi's death

    The police is still working out the exact circumstances that lead to the 'accidental drowning'. The actor, who was earlier presumed to have died of natural reasons (cardiac arrest), has now been declared dead due to accidental drowning. This raises some questions.

    • If Boney Kapoor forced the bathroom door open at 6.25 pm as reports say, why was the police informed at 9 pm after seeking a Dubai based friend's advice.
    • Why was she not taken to the hosp courtesy the hotel emergency assistance service?
    • Whose version was it telling the world that Sridevi died of a 'massive attack'?

  • Moni Mathews, Senior journalist

    Sridevi's phone call records being analysed by investigators

    According to police sources, specific phone call records from 24 to 48 hours before the time of death are being closely looked at by the investigating agencies.  As per the sources, repeated phone calls by one specific individual is said to be the main focus of the probe agencies.

  • Family friend, politician Amar Singh Says Sridevi never consumed hard liquor

    Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh has said that Sridevi never consumed hard liquor and only drank wines on social occassions. He was reacting to reports that traces of alcohol have been found in her blood. 

  • Manish Malhotra tweets his condolence

  • Moni Mathews, Senior journalist

    Boney Kapoor asked to join investigation 

    The Dubai Public Prosecutor has called up Boney Kapoor and the hotel staff to join the investigation. The police is apparently trying to ascertain the exact circumstances that lead to the drowning of the veteran actor. 

  • Delay in return of mortal remains of Sridevi expected

    Further delay in return of mortal remains of Sridevi expected, reports ANI. The report states that the Dubai police, which has given clearance for the return, is still awaiting clearance from the Prosecution magistrate. Indian authorities were informed that the body can only be handed over after a nod from the prosecution magistrate.

  • Working closely with local authorities to expedite return of Sridevi's mortal remains, says Indian Envoy to UAE 

    "Our embassy and consulate are working closely with local authorities to expedite the return of mortal remains of Sridevi and also keeping Kapoor family apprised, it is our endeavour to send mortal remains at earliest," Indian Envoy to UAE Navdeep Suri said to ANI 

  • Authorities say slim chances that the body will be released today: Khaleej Times 

    Meanwhile, Khaleej Times reports that there are slim chances that the body will be released today. The report adds that Boney Kapoor's family and a group of social workers are awaiting approvals for the release from the public prosecutor.   

  • Sridevi's mortal remains should reach India by midnight, says SP leader​ Amar Singh

  • Abhishek Srivastava

    Films that the veteran actor did with Jeetendra were a mini-industry unto themselves

    Sridevi and Jeetendra together spelt a crackling chemistry and guaranteed box office success, which most actors failed to offer in the 80s. The films that featured the two stars together were solely aimed to entertain the masses. The pair was also instrumental in sort of launching (though unknowingly) a mini-industry unto itself which churned out films in succession and in most cases hit the bull’s eye.

    The format was simple and crisp. A unit of limited people from Mumbai was to be lodged either in Hyderabad or Chennai (depending upon the shoot location) and the technical crew comprising the director and his team of assistants were to be the local. This format spawned a series of film and two actors who benefitted the most from this set up were Sridevi and Jeetendra.

    Read more here

  • A look back at some of Sridevi's most memorable melodies 

  • Dubai Police confirms Sridevi's demise occurred due to drowning in her hotel apartment’s bathtub following the loss of consciousness

    As reported earlier, the Dubai Police also said that the case has been transferred to the Dubai Public Prosecution, which will carry out regular legal procedures followed in such cases.

  • Sridevi's body may not come back tonight; repatriation experts say 3 more papers needed: CNN-News 18

    CNN-News 18 reported that three more papers are needed to finish the repatriation process and it is not normal for Dubai authorities to release any papers after 4.00-4.30 pm (6.00 pm IST). In this case they may make an exception because a celebrity is involved but the chances that the body may be repatriated today appear slim. 

  • Bikram Vohra, consulting editor

    Now that Dubai Police has released the body for embalming and repatriation, is the probe over? Is it all clear? 

    The answer is a NO. And here’s why:

    The Dubai police, backed by state of the art equipment and a forensic laboratory that is comparable to anything in the world, have a first rate investigative record and have resolved crimes often in hours of their occurring.

    At this moment there is no crime committed but the police will investigate the circumstances that led to Sridevi’s death by drowning. The first step is to send the forensic report to the public prosecutor's office which will assess the merit of the case and then decide on further action. And if they believe that there are persons of interest who can shed light on the issue — whether it concerns the alcohol content in her blood or the reason why the bath tub was reportedly full or even why a friend was called by husband Boney Kapoor rather than the hotel doctor and support staff — they will detain and question anyone they feel can shed light on how she drowned.

    There is no guilt or suspicion and it is only procedure and the answers may well clear the air. . 

    If there is even a shred of doubt or a grey area they will not allow people to leave the country. The police probe is mutually exclusive from the medical report and the body’s release has no bearing on the police taking further steps.

    Much of the mess created in what will now be a trying time for all has been by conjecture. Indian media’s feeding frenzy and the premature conclusion that she died of a cardiac arrest is what has led to the confusion. It would be better to just let the police in Dubai get on with their task and till then a freeze on guesswork would be appropriate.

    The author is a Firstpost coloumnist and former editor of Gulf News and Khaleej Times

  • Arjun Kapoor, Anshula Kapoor reach Anil Kapoor's residence to pay their condolence    

  • Dubai public prosecutor questioning immediate family members in Dubai: CNN-News 18

    The Dubai public prosecutor is currently questioning the immediate family members of Sridevi about the circumstances around the actor's death. Police have said that no foul play is suspected but a investigation is still on. The police is investigating who was with the actor around the time of the accident. 

  • 'Sridevi treated makeup artists, others as family'

    Subhash Shinde, who did Sridevi's make-up at actor Mohit Marwahs marriage in Dubai last week, says the late actress had "so much warmth and positivity" and always treated everyone, including make-up artistes, present on a film's set like a family.

    "I still cannot believe she is no more. I was there in Dubai with her for her make-up at Mohit Marwah's (her nephew) marriage. She was looking so pretty, happy and bright as ever. I came back two days ago, and on Saturday late night the news started coming in (about her death). I am still in shock," Shinde told IANS.

    "She was one of the icons with so much warmth and positivity. I started working with her after ‘English Vinglish' released (2012). She always treated, all of us, whether make-up artistes, dress people, everyone... like a family. We were one unit."

    Shinde said she would ask him if he ate on time and how his family was doing.

    IANS

  • Dubai Police transfers case to Dubai Public Prosecution

  • Authorities say Sridevi drowned following loss of consciousness   

  • Investigation underway to determine circumstances surrounding 'accidental drowning' 

    The exact circumstances that lead to the accidental drowning are not yet clear. CNN-News 18 reported that the forensic reports only said that accidental drowning caused the death but the reasons or causes which led to the accident are unclear. The news channel also said that a caridac arrest cannot be ruled out and may have led to the accident. 

  • Sridevi's body released by Dubai police for embalming

    Sridevi's body has been released for the 90-minute process of embalming. Her body will soon be moved to the Al Muhaisana embalming unit and will be repatriated to India at the earliest.

  • Sridevi died of accidental drowning, reveals autopsy report; traces of alcohol found in blood sample

    Quoting the forensic and autopsy reports of the actor, Gulf News reported that Sridevi died due to accidental drowning in the bath tub of her hotel room. However, the exact circumstances that lead to the "drowning" are not yet clear. 

    The Dubai-based news paper, however, said that the Sridevi was under the influence of alcohol because of which she may have lost her balance and she fell into the bathtub. Reports confirmed that her blood stream has shown traces of alcohol. 

  • Forensic report states cause of death as accidental drowning

    Image Credit: Gulf News

  • Sridevi getting ready for dinner with husband when she suffered cardiac arrest

    As anxious crowds milled around her Mumbai home and stars visited the family to pay their condolences, a Dubai paper reported that Bollywood superstar Sridevi was getting ready for dinner with husband Boney Kapoor when she suffered a cardiac arrest. Boney and Sridevi, 54, were in Dubai to attend nephew Mohit Marwah's wedding.

    On Saturday, Boney, who produced Mr India, which gave Sridevi one of her most remembered roles, flew back to Dubai to surprise his wife with a dinner, the paper reported.
     
     
    He reached the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel around 5.30pm (Dubai time) and woke her up and they chatted for about 15 minutes, the report said.
     
     
    Sridevi then went to the bathroom to get ready. When she didn't come out for 15 minutes, Boney knocked on the door. He did not get any response and forced open the door, to find her lying motionless in the bathtub that was full of water.
     
     
    "He tried to revive her and when he could not, he called a friend of his. After that, he informed the police at 9 pm," Khaleej Times quoted a source as saying. The police and paramedics rushed to the site, but she was pronounced dead. 
     
    PTI

  • Akshara, Shruti Hassan reach at Anil Kapoor's residence to pay condolences

  • Indian officials reach Bur Dubai police station

    According to CNN-News 18, Indian Embassy officials and family members of Sridevi have reached the Bur Dubai police station with the forensic report on the causes of her death. The police sources also said that Dubai police will soon hand over the body to Indian authorities for further procedures. 

  • Forensic reports released to Sridevi's family: Gulf News

    According to a report in Gulf News, the forensic report of the veteran actor has been handed over to her family and an embassy official. The reports haven't been opened yet.

    "It has been sent to the Bur Dubai police station. Both the representatives have gone to the police station with it. Once it is opened by Dubai Police and the information revealed to them, then the next step for the process of repatriation will be decided," the news report claimed.

  • Dubai Police rule out foul play, say death certificate to be issued soon

    According to CNN-News 18, the Dubai Police has ruled out foul play in the veteran actor's death. Police sources told the news channel that it would take three more hours to complete all formalities on its end, which includes giving an NOC and a local police visa for the repatriation of the body. The death certificate, however, is expected shortly.

  • Madhuri Dixit, Sriram Nene reach at Anil Kapoor's residence

Latest Updates: 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.

File image of Sridevi. Reuters

File image of Sridevi. Reuters

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 09:47 AM | Updated Date: Feb 27, 2018 09:46 AM

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