Mulayam Singh’s younger son dies

Prateek Yadav, the younger son of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, died at the age of 38 after falling ill with cardiac-lung complications early Wednesday. His death has shocked political circles across Uttar Pradesh. Prateek had been battling deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism and recent cardiac complications, a senior doctor who treated him said on Wednesday.

The provisional post-mortem report prepared at the King George’s Medical University (KGMU) earlier in the day cited the cause of death as “cardiorespiratory collapse due to massive pulmonary thromboembolism”, a condition in which a large blood clot blocks arteries in the lungs, leading to sudden heart and lung failure.

“He was my old follow-up (patient) for the last five-six years for hypertension and DVT. Recently, he developed a sudden onset of breathlessness and chest discomfort. He was also diagnosed with pulmonary embolism about three weeks back,” said Dr Ruchita Sharma, associate director, Department of Medicine, Medanta Hospital. The doctor said on April 29, Prateek had visited her, and during the visit, cardiac complications were also spotted, leading to his hospitalisation for a couple of days.

“We treated him, administered injections during the hospitalisation,” Dr Sharma said, adding that Prateek was also on blood thinners. She said his “cardiac involvement”, coupled with DVT and pulmonary embolism, had made him a “high-risk patient”, though he didn’t skip medicines. “In fact, even on Tuesday night, he took all his medicines,” the doctor said, indicating she was in regular touch with Prateek and his wife, Aparna.

Prateek, known as a fitness enthusiast and bodybuilder who also operated a gym in Lucknow, had suddenly fallen ill in the early hours of Wednesday and was rushed to the Civil Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival.

Those close to him who described him as health-conscious. The post-mortem examination documented six distinct blue-purple bruises, all of which were confirmed to be ante-mortem (sustained while the deceased was alive). Three of them were approximately 5 to 7 days old, while remaining were approximately a day old.