Sridevi’s repatriation delayed
Legal formalities for repatriation not over during office hours
Dubai: The repatriation of legendary Indian actress Sridevi’s body is getting delayed as legal formalities were not over till 4:30pm on Sunday, sources told Gulf News.
Authorities in Dubai had been trying to assist Sridevi’s family to send her remains to Mumbai at the earliest on Sunday.
Indian business tycoon Mukesh Ambani had reportedly offered to fly her back home in his private jet.
As confirmed earlier by Indian Ambassador to the UAE Navdeep Singh Suri and Consul General of India in Dubai Vipul, Indian Consulate representatives had been coordinating with Dubai Police and other authorities concerned.
However, the procedures could not be completed before office hours in local departments here, sources said.
A team of officials from Dubai Police conducted the postmortem and forensic investigation. However, the final reports were not issued to start the remaining procedures for repatriation like embalming by evening.
“This will take time,” an official source said around 4:15pm.
Sridevi reportedly died of a heart attack after collapsing in a bathroom at Jumeirah Emirates Towers late on Saturday night.
The actress and family were in town after attending her nephew and actor Mohit Marwah which took place in Ras Al Khaimah.
A relative representing the family was allowed inside along with a representative of the Indian Consulate to talk to the officials at the mortuary of Dubai Police Headquarters.
Sridevi reportedly died of a heart attack after collapsing in a bathroom at Jumeirah Emirates Towers late on Saturday night.
The actress and family were in town after attending the wedding of her nephew and actor Mohit Marwah which took place in Ras Al Khaimah.
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