Prateek Yadav, son of late Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, died at the age of 38 years in Lucknow. He was brought dead at the Lucknow civil hospital on Wednesday.
He was the husband of BJP leader Aparna Yadav and stepbrother of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav. Per police sources, he was brought to the hospital by his family members at 6.15 am, where he was declared dead. His wife was not present at the time.
A panel of doctors at the King George Medical University and hospital will soon perform a post-mortem examination of the body to ascertain the cause of death. Per initial observations, there were no visible signs of injury on the body.
Prateek Yadav was the son of Mulayam Singh Yadav and his second wife Sadhna.
Who Was Prateek Yadav?
Holding an MBDA from UK’s Leeds University, Prateek Yadav was a well-known real estate developer and fitness enthusiast. In 2016, he had opened Lucknow’s first gym.
In September 2012, he featured in an internationally-acclaimed bodybuilding website as “the international transformation of the month”. He had credited the transformation to a pep talk he received from Mulayam Singh Yadav over a decade ago.
He was known for his interest in animal welfare and had supported initiatives related to the care and protection of animals.
A Rocky Marriage
Prateek Yadav and Aparna Yadav got married in 2011 and the couple has two children from the marriage.
In January, Prateek Yadav and Aparna Yadav announced that they will file for divorce, alleging that she had ruined family ties, a move they didn’t follow through with later. “I am going to divorce this selfish woman as soon as possible. She ruined my family ties. All she wants to become is famous and influential,” he had written in an emotional Instagram post. He had also alleged that she had shown no concern for his poor mental health.