Investigators in Dubai on Tuesday closed their probe into the death of Bollywood superstar, Sridevi Kapoor, and handed her body over to relatives, a local media reported.
Her body was embalmed and expected in the next couple of days to be flown to Mumbai for her cremation.
The 54-year-old actress, known simply as Sridevi, died on Saturday in Dubai, where she was attending a family wedding.
A post-mortem report showed that she died due to accidental drowning in her hotel apartment’s bath after she lost consciousness.
“Dubai Public Prosecution has approved the release of the body of the Indian actress, Sridevi, to her family.
“The release followed the completion of a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances of her death,’’ the Dubai government’s media office said on Twitter.
Dubai’s prosecution stressed “all regular procedures followed in such cases were completed’’ and “the case has now been closed.”
The actress’ shock death has left the Indian film industry and millions of fans in India and around the world heartbroken.
Media reports said since the body was expected to arrive late on Tuesday, her funeral is likely to take place on Wednesday.
Sridevi featured in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada language films before making her debut in the country’s biggest movie hub, Bollywood, in 1978.
Sridevi was married to film producer, Boney Kapoor, with whom she had two daughters.
