Sridevi's mortal remains being flown to Mumbai
Mumbai/Dubai, Feb 27 (IBNS): Ending a long wait, actress Sridevi's mortal remains is currently on its way to Mumbai from Dubai, officials said.
Indian ambassador to UAE, Navdeep Suri, tweeted: "After completion of all local processes, mortal remains of #Sridevi are now on enroute to Mumbai. Must acknowledge sterling efforts of CG Vipul and team @cgidubai Thanks to example set by Min @SushmaSwaraj we quietly do the same for any Indians in distress. We care."
After completion of all local processes, mortal remains of #Sridevi are now on enroute to Mumbai.
— IndAmbUAE (@navdeepsuri) February 27, 2018
Must acknowledge sterling efforts of CG Vipul and team @cgidubai
Thanks to example set by Min @SushmaSwaraj we quietly do the same for any Indians in distress.
We care.
The last rite of Sridevi will be performed at 3.30 pm onwards, reports said.
Her family informed that people could pay last respect to her at Celebration Sports Club in Mumbai.
The Dubai Police on Tuesday said it has closed investigation into the death of Indian actress Sridevi.
The Indian film actress passed away in Dubai on Saturday.
Her body was earlier handed over to her family.
"The Public Prosecutor's Office of the Emirate of Dubai has decided to hand over the body of Indian actress Sridevi Kapoor to her relatives on Tuesday after the investigation of her death and the closure of the incident," tweeted the Dubai Police.
Sridevi died in a Dubai hotel on Saturday.
On Monday, Dubai Police revealed that Sridevi’s death ‘occurred due to drowning in her hotel apartment’s bathtub following loss of consciousness.
This added a new twist to the episode as early report suggested that she died following a cardiac arrest.
Some media reports also claimed that traces of alcohol have been found in her blood in the autopsy report.
Sridevi along with her husband, producer Bonney Kapoor and other members of the entire family was in UAE to attend the wedding ceremony of Mohit Marwah, a close relative.
The news of Sridevi’s death came as a huge shock to the entire film fraternity as well as her fans.
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