DUBAI: Dubai Police today recorded the statement of Boney Kapoor, husbandof Bollywood actor Sridevi who died of accidental drowning in her hotelbathtub after losing consciousness, according to a media report.
Kapoor reportedly discovered Sridevi unconscious in the bathtub filled withwater. She was taken to a hospital where she was declared dead on arrival.
Dubai Police called in Kapoor today to Bur Dubai police station forinvestigation. Police took his statement after which he was allowed to goback to his hotel room, sources were quoted as saying by the Gulf News.
The Dubai government said in a tweet the police had transferred the case tothe “Dubai Public Prosecution” which will carry out regular legalprocedures followed in such cases.
“Dubai police headquarters today stated that the death of the Indianactress Sridevi occurred due to drowning in her hotel apartment’s bathtubfollowing loss of consciousness,” the Dubai government’s media office saidon Twitter.
There could be a further delay in Sridevi’s body being brought back toIndia, 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 theceremonies. Her husband had flown back to Mumbai with their youngerdaughter Khushi, but returned to Dubai to surprise her.
The news of her death, first reported at around 3 am IST on Sunday, sentshock waves across the country with those who knew her at a loss to explainhow the star, who was present at several wedding functions in Dubai lastweek, could suddenly breathe her last.
Her family has not commented beyond their initial statement yesterday toannounce the death, and has requested the media not to contact them as theygrapple with the tragedy.