The death of actress-model and Bigg Boss 13 contestant Shefali Jariwala, 42, on June 27 has left fans and the entertainment industry shocked. While initial reports suggested she suffered a cardiac arrest, Mumbai Police officials on Saturday clarified that her body has been sent to Cooper Hospital in Vile Parle West for a post-mortem, and the report has been reserved, with the exact cause of death remaining unclear.
Cooper Hospital has completed the post-mortem, but the cause of death is still unknown and this is adding to the mystery surrounding her unexpected death. Sources said the actress had an history of epilepsy and she was also taking anti-aging pills.
On the evening of June 27, Shefali reportedly collapsed in her apartment on the 11th floor of Golden Days building, Shastri Nagar, Lokhandwala complex, Andheri (W). Her actor husband, Parag Tyagi, 49, rushed her to Bellevue Multispeciality Hospital, near D.N. Nagar Metro station where doctors pronounced her dead. Later the body was sent to the BMC's Cooper Hospital, Juhu, where an autopsy was performed.
According to officials, the autopsy was videographed as per protocol. The doctors have reserved their opinion, and blood and viscera samples have been preserved for further forensic examination. A police officer has revealed that they did not find anything suspicious in the post-mortem. Nevertheless they are conducting further investigation. No one has complained about foul play.
Dixit Gedam, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone 9, stated, “The post-mortem report is reserved. We did not find anything suspicious so far, and further investigation is ongoing.”
According to sources, the police have recorded the statements of eight individuals, including her husband and domestic staff. The Amboli Police have filed an accidental death report.
Minister of state for home Yogesh Kadam stated, `` All information has been collected by the police, and the investigation is underway. If any foul play is suspected, or if any complaint comes forward, we will definitely investigate from that angle as well.”
In recent years, Shefali had been a well-known figure on social media and reality television, remembered for her ``brazen gyrations" in the 2002 superhit music video “Kaanta Laga” which was a jazzed up version of R.D. Burman's song in the film ``Samadhi."
