Activists, lawyer demand probe in Sridevi's death

 The demand for probe into the sudden death of veteran actress Sridevi is  intensifying with lawyers and activists demanding a thorough investigation from the government.
While journalist-turned-activist S Balakrishnan wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, activist and lawyer Adil Khatri wrote to Mumbai Police Commissioner Datta Padsalgikar.
 
"The Maharashtra government, ideally, should have sent a doctor to Dubai for post-mortem," Balakrishnan said and pointed out that no forensic expert could give his finding as "accidental drowning".   "It is impossible that a full grown adult like her would have died of drowning in a bathtub," he said in the letter to Fadnavis, who is also in-charge of the Home department.

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Khatri said a public figure has a public life, that is the reality, something as tragic as this has happened, people are shocked and want to know the truth. "The fact that there was one story given on one day and the very next day it changed, this leaves a gap and that's why we Indians deserve answers on her mysterious death," he said in a letter to the police.
 
"Why should one believe everything said by Dubai police? In the interest of justice, to put this entire speculation to rest, Mumbai police must exhaustively investigate the entire mysterious death of our beloved Indian actor Sridevi. Mumbai Police has the power to launch an extra-terrestrial investigation. Through this letter, I request Mumbai Police to open a case," he said.
 
In the past, there was an exhaustive investigation and inquiry into the death of famous personalities like Michael Jackson, Princess Diana etc. This case also deserves a fair probe, he said.