Akhilesh Yadav’s step brother Prateek Yadav passes away at 38

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav’s step brother and Uttar Pradesh Women’s Commission vice-chairperson Aparna Yadav’s husband Prateek Yadav died on Wednesday at a Lucknow hospital.

According to the sources, 38-year old Prateek, who had been ill for the past few days, was brought to the Civil Hospital here around 5.45 in the morning after he stopped responding, where the doctors declared him ‘brought dead’.

A panel of three doctors conducted the postmortem examination of Prateek’s body. The autopsy report revealed that his body had six injury marks. The injuries were ‘ante-mortem’ (before death).

According to the doctors, the cause of death was cardio-respiratory collapse owing to pulmonary thromboembolism (a serious, often life threatening condition where a blood clot blocks an artery in the lungs, cutting off blood flow and causing low blood oxygen, chest pain and potential heart damage).

Sources said that Prateek, who was the son of SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav from his second wife Sadhna Gupta, was found unconscious in the kitchen in his house around dawn on Wednesday. He was said to be suffering from some kidney related issues and had also travelled abroad for treatment.

Sources at the Civil Hospital said that Prateek’s driver had informed in the morning that the former was seriously ill. A doctor was sent to his home and he was later brought to the hospital.

Akhilesh expressed grief over the death of Prateek Yadav through a social media post. ‘’I had known Prateek since childhood….he had high ambitions…it is sad that he is no more with us,’’ he said. Akhilesh also visited the postmortem house where the autopsy was performed.

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, his cabinet colleagues, BJP functionaries and others also expressed grief over Prateek’s death.