Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav expressed “deep sadness” over the death of his half-brother, Prateek Yadav, noting that he had always been “health conscious”.
Pratik Yadav, stepson of SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and husband of BJP leader Aparna Yadav, died at the age of 38 early Wednesday morning at Lucknow Civil Hospital in Uttar Pradesh. Hospital director Dr JP Gupta said they received information that Prateek was unwell around 5 am. Follow updates on the news of Pratik Yadav’s death
Although a team of doctors rushed to Pratik’s house and he was later rushed to hospital due to his critical condition, he was declared brought dead at 5:55 am, HT reported earlier. Gupta said that the exact cause of Pratik Yadav’s death will be known only after the autopsy. Later, a committee of four doctors was reported to have conducted an examination of the body.
Akhilesh Yadav also reached the hospital, where an autopsy was conducted on Pratik’s body.
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Speaking to reporters outside the hospital, the SP chief expressed his condolences on Prateek’s death, saying the two knew each other since childhood, adding that his death is a matter of great sadness. Akhilesh Yadav pointed out that his half-brother was very conscious of his health from the beginning.
“Financial losses can break a person.”
“I have known him since childhood. He is no longer with us, it is very sad. Since his childhood, he was very conscious of his health and physical well-being and was looking forward to moving forward in life and making a meaningful contribution,” Akhilesh Yadav said.
“Of course, we will act according to the law. Whatever the legal provisions dictate, whatever the family members ask for, we will abide by that,” Yadav added.
Akhilesh Yadav also said that he cannot do anything about the reality and said that he met Ratik only about two months ago. “Even then, I asked him to take care of his health and focus on expanding his business. Sometimes, financial losses in business can break a person emotionally. He is no longer between us. We will do whatever the family decides,” the SP chief added.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also offered his condolences on Pratik Yadav’s death, saying it was “extremely heartbreaking”.
In a post on X, Adityanath said that he will pray to God that the deceased soul may find eternal peace and strength for the bereaved family.
