Prateek Yadav, the son of the late Mulayam Singh Yadav, died Wednesday morning in Lucknow [1].
The death of the 38-year-old [1] marks a sudden loss for a prominent political family in Uttar Pradesh, involving ties to both the Samajwadi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Authorities in Lucknow have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death. Police officials visited the home of Aparna Yadav, a BJP leader and wife of Prateek Yadav, where they sealed the room where he was located [3].
Reports regarding the exact location of the death vary. Some reports state he died at Lucknow's Civil Hospital [2], while other police reports indicate he was found unconscious at a residence [3].
Medical examiners have completed a post-mortem examination [1]. However, officials have not yet revealed the specific cause of death [1].
Prateek Yadav was the younger son of the late Mulayam Singh Yadav, and the step-brother of Akhilesh Yadav [2, 4]. The family has not released a formal statement regarding the pending autopsy results.
“Prateek Yadav, the son of the late Mulayam Singh Yadav, died Wednesday morning in Lucknow”
The death of Prateek Yadav intersects two major political spheres in India, as he was the son of a Samajwadi Party patriarch and the husband of a BJP leader. The sealing of the room by police and the pending cause of death suggest that authorities are treating the scene with forensic caution to rule out foul play or determine if the death was due to natural causes.
