Bollywood Whodunit

Deep in discussion, unraveling the mystery 

Rumours swirling around Sridevi’s mysterious death in Dubai last Saturday hit us this morning.
Till yesterday, not a word was spoken about her in the Club, even as the actress used to be our neighbor in a sense – her residence being in the Green Acres apartment block, Lokhandwala, a few paces down the road. But now that her body is yet to be released by the UAE authorities (pending investigations) speculation has begun to mount as to the cause of her death.
“I can see Karun Sharma a little tired out and famished,” Bijoy Gupta remarked at the start of the exercises today. “He looks like he has not eaten in two days. Maybe he is on fast

Sridevi (file photo)

till Sridevi’s body arrives.”
The observation, made in jest, had its desired effect. The unspoken consensus though

A poster paying tribute to Sridevi has come up
in the traffic island close to the Garden

was not to speak ill of the deceased and let investigations in Dubai take its course. Everyone agreed Sridevi had led a glorious life and now that she is no more, there is nothing we can do to get her back.
“Better to leave her alone,” Nahid Khan said. "Let her soul rest in peace."
However, on the limited point of ‘cause of death’, everyone had a pet theory to propound, based on hearsay and media reports. The general feeling was that the UAE authorities must have detected some foul play to withhold the release of her body.
Only Arun Patil found it perfectly normal for a person (with no history of a heart condition) to fall into a one-and-half feet deep bath tub and drown to death. “Sridevi never took alcohol,” he insisted.
A spooky twist was added to this whodunit with the suggestion that the culprit could well be an “Arab ghost”.
Banoo Apa recalled her encounter with one such entity who appeared as a frail old man while she was holidaying in Jumeirah Beach in Dubai. When told that Sridevi died in the ultra-luxury Jumeirah Beach Hotel nearby, Banoo Apa was left in no doubt as to who the cops should seriously get after.
Maybe we can get some clarity from Lt Col Angad Singh, who is currently in Dubai and having a ringside view of how the mystery unfolds.

Veena Walia:
Hello friends, I am a visitor here and had joined you all a few days back. I am very happy to see and find such a group. I already feel a part of you all. Keep laughing and keep up the good work. God bless.