LUCKNOW: Prateek Yadav, the stepbrother of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and spouse of BJP leader Aparna Yadav, died early Wednesday in Lucknow. He was 38.
According to Syama Prasad Mookerjee Hospital (Civil Hospital) director Dr GP Gupta, a team of doctors was sent to Prateek Yadav’s residence on getting the information about his deteriorating health condition at 5 am on Wednesday. He was brought to the hospital and was declared dead at 5.55 am.
However, wife Aparna was not in Lucknow when Prateek breathed his last. His last rites will be held on Thursday at 12.30 pm in Lucknow.
As per sources, Prateek was found unconscious in the kitchen early in the morning, following which the doctors at Civil Hospital were called in.
The body was taken to King George’s Medical University for autopsy, the report of which revealed sudden cardiac arrest as the reason for his death.
The report also flagged massive pulmonary thromboembolism, a medical condition under which the arteries of the lungs get blocked due to a blood clot moved from the lower portion of the body to the lungs through the bloodstream.
The report also mentioned that all injuries found on the body were “antemortem”, some having occurred 4-5 days before the demise and some a day before it.
CM Yogi Adityanath, BJP state chief Pankaj Chaudhury, UP Finance Minister Suresh Khanna and other senior BJP leaders visited Aparna Yadav’s residence to pay tribute to the departed soul.
Reacting to the untimely demise of his stepbrother, former UP CM and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav hinted at possible financial losses and business-related stress that might have led Prateek into depression and other health issues
“It is an extremely sad moment that Prateek is no longer among us. A very good person, he wanted to achieve something through his own hard work,” he said.
