(AP file photo)Dubai, Feb. 26 (PTI): Bollywood actor Sridevi died of accidental drowning in her hotel suite's bathtub, the Dubai government said on Monday. The Dubai police, it said on its official Twitter handle @DubaiPoliceHQ, has transferred the case to the "Dubai Public Prosecution", which will carry out regular legal procedures followed in such cases. “Following the completion of post mortem analysis, Dubai police headquarters today stated that the death of the Indian actress Sridevi occurred due to drowning in her hotel apartment's bath tub following loss of consciousness,” the Dubai government's media office said on Twitter. Sridevi,54, known as Indian film industry's first woman superstar, died in a Dubai hotel room on Saturday night. The report, citing accidental drowning as the cause of death, has a stamp of the “Ministry of Health UAE” and the director of preventive medicine, Dubai, Dr Sami Wadie.

Source: The Telegraph February 26, 2018 12:11 UTC