Prateek Yadav, SP founder Mulayam Singh’s son, dies at 38

Prateek Yadav, son of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, died at the age of 38 in Lucknow on Wednesday morning, NDTV reported.

Civil Hospital director Dr GP Gupta told the Hindustan Times that the hospital received information around 5 am that Prateek Yadav was unwell, following which a team of doctors went to his home.

“When the doctors reached there, his condition appeared critical,” Gupta was quoted as saying. “He was brought to the hospital and despite all efforts by the medical team, he was declared dead at 5.55 am.”

His wife, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Aparna Yadav, was not present at the time, NDTV reported.

Dr Gupta added that the exact cause of death would be known after a postmortem examination.

Prateek Yadav was the stepbrother of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and the son of Mulayam Singh Yadav and his second wife, Sadhna Gupta.

He was not politically active.

Edited by Sara Varghese
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