Lucknow, May 13 (IANS) The Chief Medical Officer of the Lucknow civil hospital has constituted a four-member team of doctors to conduct the post-mortem of Prateek Yadav, son of late Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and husband of BJP leader Aparna Yadav. The procedure is expected to start at around 10 a.m.

This team will perform the post-mortem procedure to ascertain the cause of death, which is expected to take half an hour.

Additionally, a panel of doctors at the King George Medical University (KGMU) will also perform a post-mortem examination to ascertain the cause of death.

KGMU has also formed a two-member team comprising specialist-level doctors — Dr Mausami and Dr Shivli. They have been assigned specifically to address any doubts or concerns that may arise during the initial stages of the examination.

Prateek Yadav passed away at the age of 38 years in Lucknow on Wednesday. He was declared ‘brought dead’ at the Lucknow civil hospital.

According to the initial observations, there were no visible signs of injury on the body.

According to NDTV sources, family members brought Yadav to the civil hospital at around 6:15 a.m., where he was declared ‘brought dead’. Aparna Yadav was not present at the time.

Prateek Yadav had been experiencing lung problems for quite some time. He was receiving treatment for a blood clot in his lungs. When his health worsened in the morning and he became unresponsive, his family quickly took him to the Civil Hospital.

Earlier in the day, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed deep grief over the untimely demise of Prateek Yadav.

Calling the loss ‘deeply tragic,’ the CM conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for strength and peace during this difficult time.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took to social media ‘X’ and said, “The sudden demise of Shri Prateek Yadav — son of the late ‘Padma Vibhushan’ and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav, and husband of Smt. Aparna Yadav, Vice-Chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh State Women’s Commission — is deeply tragic.”

“My humble tribute. My heartfelt condolences are with the bereaved family members. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to grant eternal peace to the departed soul and bestow upon the grieving family the strength to bear this immense sorrow. Om Shanti,” he added.

–IANS

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