Mumbai: Veteran actor Anil Kapoor today expressed his gratitude to the Mumbai
Police for efficiently managing the crowd at actor Sridevi's funeral.
The 61-year-old actor, who is the brother-in-law of the
deceased star, thanked the city police personnel for guarding the
family's privacy in the trying time.
In a statement on
Twitter, Kapoor wrote, "As we mourn, I'm deeply thankful to our friends
and well-wishers who have formed a protective circle around us so we can
grieve in peace...
"I would specially like to thank the
Mumbai Police for being by our side through it all and making sure we
got the space and privacy we needed, to do what was necessary. Thank you
for your prayers and understanding."
Mumbai Police replied from its official Twitter account, saying,
"We all are with you and your entire family in this moment of grief."
Scores of police personnel and private security guards were
deployed at the residence of Sridevi and they had a tough time managing
people who had turned up in huge numbers to bid farewell to the
superstar yesterday.
People from as far as Karnataka and Chennai had come to catch the last glimpse of their screen idol.
The body of Sridevi, whose sudden death triggered a frenzy of
grief and disbelief, was flown back to Mumbai on February 27 after the
Dubai authorities determined that she had accidentally drowned in her
hotel bathtub.
The 54-year-old actor was in Dubai to attend a family wedding.
PTI
