Dubai Prosecutors office closes Sridevi case after probe, body released
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Dubai: A probe into the sudden death of veteran Bollywood actress Sridevi, who died after drowning in a hotel bathtub, has been completed and the case closed, the Dubai Prosecutors office announced on Tuesday.
The mortal remains of the 54-year-old have been handed over to her bereaved family, it added.
The body has been released for the procedure of embalming, said a report from Consulate General of India, Dubai.
"Dubai Police has handed over the Consulate and the family members letters for the release of the mortal remains of the Indian cinema icon Sridevi Boney Kapoor so that they can proceed for embalming," read a tweet from the official page of Consulate General of India, Dubai.
On Saturday evening, Sridevi drowned in the bathtub of room number 2201 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel here.
The official Twitter account of Dubai Police on Monday dropped the word "accidental" from the actress' death case. Earlier, the forensic report cover letter had said the reason for death was "accidental drowning."
The Dubai Police had also recorded the statement of Sridevi's producer husband Boney Kapoor.
Sources told Gulf News that the filmmaker was called to the Bur Dubai police station for questioning. The police took his statement after which he was allowed to return to his hotel.