A post-mortem report concluded that Prateek Yadav died from a massive pulmonary thromboembolism that led to cardiac arrest [1].
The findings provide medical clarity regarding the death of a man linked to two of India's most prominent political families. Yadav was the stepson of the late Mulayam Singh Yadav, the husband of BJP leader Aparna Yadav, and the half-brother of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav [1].
The autopsy was conducted at the Civil Hospital in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh [2]. Medical examiners said a blood clot originated in the lower part of Yadav's body and traveled to the lungs [3]. This process resulted in a massive pulmonary thromboembolism, which triggered cardiorespiratory collapse and subsequent cardiac arrest [2, 4].
Yadav was 38 years old at the time of his death [5]. The clinical sequence of events describes a rapid failure of the heart and lungs caused by the blockage of pulmonary arteries by the traveling clot [3, 5].
While the post-mortem report has been released, officials said a viscera report is still awaited to provide further detailed analysis [3]. The report confirms the physical cause of the collapse without attributing it to external trauma or foul play.
“A massive pulmonary thromboembolism caused cardiorespiratory collapse and cardiac arrest.”
The medical findings clarify that Yadav's death was the result of a severe biological event—a pulmonary embolism—rather than a chronic illness or external injury. Because of his familial ties to both the BJP and the Samajwadi Party, the transparency of the post-mortem report serves to preempt political speculation regarding the circumstances of his death.
