According to the postmortem report, actor Sridevi died due to accidental drowning, reports claimed on Monday. The first report was carried by Gulf News, which cited sources for the information. Later, news agency ANI tweeted what was reportedly a copy of the postmortem report. The same reports claimed that traces of alcohol were found in the body of the actor and that she fell into the bathtub.
#FLASH Forensic report says, #Sridevi died from accidental drowning (Source: UAE's Gulf News) pic.twitter.com/eWXdw1p1ZL
— ANI (@ANI) February 26, 2018
Around late evening, Dubai police tweeted from their official account: "Following the completion of post-mortem analysis, Dubai Police today stated that the death of Indian actress Sridevi occurred due to drowning in her hotel apartment’s bathtub following loss of consciousness."
#News:
— Dubai Policeشرطة دبي (@DubaiPoliceHQ) February 26, 2018
Following the completion of post-mortem analysis, #DubaiPolice today stated that the death of Indian actress #Sridevi occurred due to drowning in her hotel apartment’s bathtub following loss of consciousness.
1/2 pic.twitter.com/xqKQu3WzAd
Sridevi passed away on Saturday night in Dubai, reportedly due to cardiac arrest.
The actor was in UAE along with her husband Boney Kapoor and her younger daughter Khushi to attend a family wedding.
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Born as Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan, Sridevi was known for her iconic roles in Hindi movies like Chandni, Lamhe, Mr India, Chaalbaaz, Nagina, Sadma, and many more.
The Padma Shri awardee actress had also made a mark with her stellar performances in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films.
In 2012, Sridevi returned to films after a 15-year-long hiatus with Gauri Shinde's movie English Vinglish.
The actress was last seen in Bollywood movie Mom in 2017.
Her daughter Janhvi is set to make her Bollywood debut this year with Karan Johar's directorial Dhadak.