Sridevi Death: Here’s The Timeline On What All Has Happened Since Day 1

Hours after Dubai Police transferred the case of Indian actor Sridevi’s death to Dubai Public Prosecution following the revelation that she died due to “accidental drowning” in her hotel room, diplomatic sources here on Monday night said the repatriation issue is now open-ended.

According to local media reports, the Indian Embassy is in talks with the Dubai authorities to get clearance and is hopeful it will happen “soon”, though the embassy officials could not provide a definite time for the repatriation of the body.

Earlier, India’s Ambassador to the UAE Navdeep Singh Suri had told the media that they had got clearance from Dubai authorities to repatriate Sridevi’s mortal remains. But, the new development of the case being referred to the public prosecution further delayed the repatriation, making it “an open-ended issue”, according to the sources.

In a shocking twist to her sudden end, a Dubai Police forensic report stated 54-year-old Sridevi died due to “accidental drowning” in the bathtub of her hotel room here before her surprise dinner date with husband and film producer Boney Kapoor.

A day after media reported that she had died following the cardiac arrest on Saturday night, a Dubai Police forensic report stated that the 54-year-old had passed away due to accidental drowning.

Another twist came with the mention in the forensic report of traces of alcohol in her blood — with some media reports claiming that it was found to have been at “elevated levels”.

Sharing the image of the forensic report, Gulf News stated that Sridevi, who had traces of alcohol in her blood, lost balance and fell into the bathtub and drowned.

According to a post on the official Dubai Media Office Twitter handle, Dubai Police has transferred the case to Dubai Public Prosecution, which will carry out regular legal procedures that are followed in such cases.

“The investigation is still going on to determine the circumstances surrounding the accident as the forensic report only says that she drowned,” an official told Gulf News.