DUBAI – The forensic report of actor Sridevi, who Died in a hotel inDubai on Saturday night, has revealed that traces of alcohol were found inher body, UAE media reported on Monday. As per a report in UAE’s Gulf News,Sridevi lost her balance under the influence of alcohol, fell into thebathtub and drowned.
Dubai Media office has stated that the case file has been forwarded to theDubai Public Prosecution to take the necessary legal steps. “Followingcompletion of the post-mortem, Dubai Police said that the death of theactress occurred due to drowning in her hotel apartment’s bathtub followingthe loss of consciousness.
Dubai Police confirms that the case file has been forwarded to the DubaiPublic Prosecution to take the necessary legal action as is the case insuch cases,” Dubai Media Office tweeted.
The autopsy report of the actorlink>givenby the Ministry of Health of UAE has given ‘accidental drowning’ as thereason for Sridevi’s death. It had earlier been reported that Sridevi dieddue cardiac arrest.
The process of embalming has begun and her mortal remains are likely tobe brought back to Mumbai on Monday. Indian officials and family members ofSridevi are awaiting necessary certificates from the Dubai authorities tostart the process of repatriating her body.
The superstar was found unconscious in the bathroom of her room atJumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel late on Saturday night and was declared deadby the doctors. Her death had sent shockwaves across the nation.
She had flown to Dubai to attend actor-nephew Mohit Marwah’s wedding alongwith husband Boney Kapoor and daughter Khushi. The entire Kapoor family wasthere last week except for her elder daughter Janhvi, who could not attendthe wedding due to prior work commitments.