DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai investigators on Tuesday closed the case into the death last weekend of Indian movie icon Sridevi, calling it an accidental drowning. The 54-year-old Sridevi, who was known by only one name, drowned in a hotel bathtub after losing consciousness, officials said. “The case has now been closed,” the state-run Dubai Media office tweeted. Sridevi’s death has been front-page news in India, where Bollywood stars command an almost mythical status. On Tuesday afternoon, a crowd of Indian labourers gathered around a fence near the mortuary, looking in and talking softly among themselves about her.

Source: National Post February 27, 2018 13:52 UTC