NEW DELHI, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Indian Bollywood actress Sridevi's body has been handed over to her family Tuesday after UAE officials closed investigations in the case, officials said.
"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," a statement issued by Consulate General of India in Dubai read.
The superstar's body will be flown back Tuesday night to Mumbai where her last rites will be performed.
Sridevi's husband Boney Kapoor and her stepson Arjun Kapoor are in Dubai to fulfil the formalities to bring body to Mumbai.
The post-mortem report released by Dubai police on Monday said 54-year-old Sridevi died due to "accidental drowning" in the bathtub of her hotel apartment after losing consciousness. The report said traces of alcohol were found in the blood of Sridevi, which is assumed to have led to her loss of consciousness.
Sridevi died on Saturday night in Dubai city where she had gone to attend a family wedding.
The news of Sridevi's death came as a huge shock to the entire film fraternity and to her fans.
Bollywood actors are making a beeline to Anil Kapoor's residence (brother-in-law of Sridevi) since Monday to express their sympathy with the bereaved family.
The actress has acted in over 300 films during her career.
She rose to fame not only in Hindi film industry (Bollywood), but also was acknowledged for her acting in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada cinema. Of late she had started a comeback in the industry in 2012, followed by another film "Mom" in 2017.
