Dubai Police has transferred the case to Dubai Public Prosecution, which will carry out regular legal procedures followed in such cases, according to the Dubai Media Office.

Dubai Police said initial investigation shows that Bollywood actress Sridevi drowned following loss of consciousness in the bathtub of her hotel room. They found traces of alcohol in her body and this may have led to the accident, reports the Bollywoodlife.com.

‘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.

The police are trying to piece together the sequence of events and find out who was with her when the incident happened.

Traces of alcohol found in Sridevi’s body, died of accidental drowning, according to the forensic report.

Sources have said that Dubai Police have released the forensic report on Sridevi’s death to her family and the Indian Consulate representative.

The envelope has not been opened. It has been sent to the Bur Dubai police station. Both the representatives have gone to the police station with it.

Once opened by Dubai Police, and the information revealed to the family, then the next step for the process of repatriation will be decided. 

Dubai Police have confirmed that there will be further delays in repatriating the body of Indian actress Sridevi, who died in Dubai on Saturday.

Around 10:15 am, the officials at the Forensic Medicine Department announced that the final post-mortem reports of their investigation were not ready.

They also briefed the representatives of the Indian Consulate that they were not in a position to give an update on by what time the reports can be released.

This means that the repatriation of Sridevi’s mortal remains to India is likely to be further delayed.

Senior Indian officials said they do not wish to speculate on the timeframe and would rather wait for the Dubai Police to issue the results to carry out the rest of the procedures for the repatriation.

Toxicology

The toxicology reports of tests done on blood and organs of Sridevi are expected to reveal the exact cause of her death.

If the reports do not conclusively confirm a natural cause such as the reported heart attack, there will be further investigations which would mean even more delays for sending her body home, sources told Gulf News.

Sridevi’s family had said she had died of a cardiac arrest. Sources had told Gulf News that she had collapsed in the bathroom of her room in Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel. The forensic reports will reveal what exactly led to her death.

The long wait of millions of her fans, friends and relatives to know what exactly happened to her and when exactly her body can be flown to India seems to continue even as a private jet sent by Indian business tycoon Anil Ambani is waiting to fly her back home. 

A Dubai forensic source said that the biopsy of blood and organs is routinely carried out in cases where cause of death is not clearly known.

‘If a death takes place in hospital, then sometimes we do not need to carry out the autopsy. But in a case like this, it becomes imperative to know if the real cause of death is cardiac or non-cardiac.’ 

‘The blood and organ testing is carried out to ascertain any bacterial, viral, enzyme or toxic load that may be linked to the cause,’ the source said.