Dubai police close case, Sridevi’s body arrives in Mumbai
Sushil Rao & Bella Jaisinghani TNN
More than two and a half days after superstar Sridevi was found dead in a bathtub in her hotel room in Dubai, the UAE authorities closed the case and released her body to be taken to India. The body, which was then embalmed, took off in a private plane belonging to ADAG from Dubai airport at 7pm (IST) and landed in Mumbai at 9.30pm. A posse of policemen escorted the ambulance carrying Sridevi’s mortal remains to the Kapoors’ Lokhandwala residence. Police had to resort to a lathicharge to control the 2,000-odd-strong crowd gathered there.
The actor’s body will be kept at Celebration Club in Andheri from 9.30am to 12.30pm on Wednesday so that fans and celebrities can pay respects, said a statement issued by the Kapoor family. From Celebration Club, a funeral procession will leave for the Vile Parle Seva Samaj crematorium at 2pm and the last rites are expected to be performed around 3.30pm.
On Monday, after the postmortem revealed “accidental drowning” as the cause of death and the case was transferred to the Dubai public prosecution, there was speculation that authorities may not release the body on Tuesday either. However, ruling out any foul play and the need for re-investigation, authorities speeded up the process and closed the case by afternoon.
LAST JOURNEY: The embalmed body of the actor was flown in by a jet to Mumbai at 9.30pm| P18
Boney was questioned before case was closed
As part of their investigation, Dubai police questionedBoney again before closing the case. A team also visitedJumeirah EmiratesTowers, the hotel where Sridevi was found dead on Saturday. According to a source, theteam alsocollected CCTV footage from the hotel and scanned it to check how many times and when Sridevi went in and out. The hotel staff toowas questioned.
Consul general of India in Dubai, Navdeep Singh Suri, announced in the afternoon that Dubai policehad handedover to the consulate and Sridevi’s family members letters for the release of the mortal remains of “the Indian cinema icon Sridevi Boney Kapoor” so that they could proceed with the embalming.
The embalming certificate of Sridevi’s body given to the family also mentioned that the death was due to “accidental drowning”. It mentioned that there was “no infection disease”, a requirement for the body tobeshippedor sent by air. While the death certificate issuedby theforensicdepartment mentioned Sridevi’s age as 53 years, theembalming certificate mentionedit as 52. A sourcesaid that an ambulance had been kept ready at the mortuary even before the letters for repatriation of the body were received. The 13-seat Embraer chartered aircraft was kept ready in the cargo area of Dubai airport for thelasttwo days.
Sushil Rao & Bella Jaisinghani TNN
More than two and a half days after superstar Sridevi was found dead in a bathtub in her hotel room in Dubai, the UAE authorities closed the case and released her body to be taken to India. The body, which was then embalmed, took off in a private plane belonging to ADAG from Dubai airport at 7pm (IST) and landed in Mumbai at 9.30pm. A posse of policemen escorted the ambulance carrying Sridevi’s mortal remains to the Kapoors’ Lokhandwala residence. Police had to resort to a lathicharge to control the 2,000-odd-strong crowd gathered there.
The actor’s body will be kept at Celebration Club in Andheri from 9.30am to 12.30pm on Wednesday so that fans and celebrities can pay respects, said a statement issued by the Kapoor family. From Celebration Club, a funeral procession will leave for the Vile Parle Seva Samaj crematorium at 2pm and the last rites are expected to be performed around 3.30pm.
On Monday, after the postmortem revealed “accidental drowning” as the cause of death and the case was transferred to the Dubai public prosecution, there was speculation that authorities may not release the body on Tuesday either. However, ruling out any foul play and the need for re-investigation, authorities speeded up the process and closed the case by afternoon.
LAST JOURNEY: The embalmed body of the actor was flown in by a jet to Mumbai at 9.30pm| P18
Boney was questioned before case was closed
As part of their investigation, Dubai police questionedBoney again before closing the case. A team also visitedJumeirah EmiratesTowers, the hotel where Sridevi was found dead on Saturday. According to a source, theteam alsocollected CCTV footage from the hotel and scanned it to check how many times and when Sridevi went in and out. The hotel staff toowas questioned.
Consul general of India in Dubai, Navdeep Singh Suri, announced in the afternoon that Dubai policehad handedover to the consulate and Sridevi’s family members letters for the release of the mortal remains of “the Indian cinema icon Sridevi Boney Kapoor” so that they could proceed with the embalming.
The embalming certificate of Sridevi’s body given to the family also mentioned that the death was due to “accidental drowning”. It mentioned that there was “no infection disease”, a requirement for the body tobeshippedor sent by air. While the death certificate issuedby theforensicdepartment mentioned Sridevi’s age as 53 years, theembalming certificate mentionedit as 52. A sourcesaid that an ambulance had been kept ready at the mortuary even before the letters for repatriation of the body were received. The 13-seat Embraer chartered aircraft was kept ready in the cargo area of Dubai airport for thelasttwo days.
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