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'Case closed' in death of Bollywood star Sridevi: Dubai prosecutor

News Desk (Agence France-Presse)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Wed, February 28, 2018

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'Case closed' in death of Bollywood star Sridevi: Dubai prosecutor A picture of Bollywood actress Sridevi Kapoor is put up outside her residence in Mumbai on February 26, 2018, following her death. Heartbroken fans on February 26 awaited the arrival of the body of Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor as tributes poured in for the actress who died in Dubai of a heart attack aged just 54. (AFP/Punit Paranjpe)

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n investigation into the death of Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor, who drowned in her bathtub in a Dubai hotel, has been closed, police said Tuesday. 

"The Dubai public prosecutor's office has decided to release the body of Indian actress Sridevi to her family today (Tuesday) after the investigation into the incident was concluded and the case closed," read a tweet by the Dubai police. 

Read also: India mourns legendary actress Sridevi's passing away at 54

Sridevi, 54, drowned in her bathtub after losing consciousness at the weekend in a hotel in Dubai, where she was attending a wedding.  

Dubai had held the superstar's body since Saturday, pending the results of the post-mortem investigation.

Born Shree Amma Yanger Ayappan in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, Sridevi appeared in around 300 films and was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, for her service to the film industry.

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