DUBAI: Authorities in the UAE confirmed on Tuesday that there were no marks on Bollywood actress Sridevi's body.
An official report of her death after accidentally drowning had surfaced on Monday, although Indian media reports had earlier claimed her death was caused by a cardiac arrest.
Members of the medical board probing the matter have said that investigations so far point out that the actress' death was caused by drowning, Geo News learned.
Sridevi's body will be handed over to authorities once the medical probe into the megastar's death is concluded.
"The death of Indian actress Sridevi occurred due to drowning in her hotel apartment's bathtub following loss of consciousness," the Dubai police had tweeted on Monday, citing a post-mortem.
Executive Editor of UAE's Khaleej Times, Vicky Kapur, had told India's ABP News that Dubai Police will also record the statement of husband Boney Kapoor after her sudden demise.
The forensic report was sent to the public prosecutor's office, which will decide the merit of the case and then take further action if required.
Hundreds of heartbroken fans gathered outside her home Mumbai on Monday in hopes of catching a final glimpse of the star before her cremation.
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.
Sridevi made her acting debut at the age of four and her career spanned more than four decades.
She worked in India's regional Tamil-, Telugu-, and Malayalam-language films before making her Bollywood debut in 1979, becoming a national icon with a string of blockbuster films, including Chandni, Mr India, Mawali and Tohfa.
Sridevi famously took a 15-year-break from the silver screen after marrying film producer Boney Kapoor but returned in 2012's hit comedy-drama English Vinglish.
Her most recent film was last year's Mom.
She was set to see Jhanvi — the eldest of her two daughters — make her Bollywood debut.
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