Akhilesh Yadav's stepbrother, husband of BJP leader Aparna Yadav, Prateek dies at 38

LUCKNOW: Prateek Yadav, the stepbrother of Akhilesh Yadav and hubby of BJP person Aparna Yadav, passed distant successful Lucknow connected Wednesday morning. He was 38.Sources said Prateek Yadav was brought to Civil Hospital astir 6am, wherever doctors declared him brought dead. The nonstop origin of decease has not yet been disclosed. A post-mortem introspection is being conducted and further details are awaited.Prateek was the lad of Sadhana Gupta, the 2nd woman of Samajwadi Party partriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav. Despite belonging to 1 of Uttar Pradesh’s astir salient governmental families, helium mostly stayed distant from progressive politics.He studied astatine the prestigious University of Leeds and aboriginal pursued concern and fittingness ventures successful Lucknow.

He ran “The Fitness Planet”, a well-known gym successful the city, and was known for his involvement successful wellness and fitness.His woman Aparna Yadav has remained politically progressive implicit the years. She contested the 2017 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections from Lucknow Cantt connected a Samajwadi Party summons but mislaid to Rita Bahuguna Joshi. She aboriginal joined the BJP successful 2022 and was appointed vice-chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh State Women’s Commission successful 2024.

Prateek and Aparna tied the knot successful 2011 successful a high-profile ceremonial held astatine the family’s ancestral colony Saifai successful Etawah district.Earlier this year, Prateek Yadav had publically spoken astir marital issues with Aparna Yadav. In a station connected his verified Instagram account, helium had accused her of straining his narration with household members and said helium planned to question divorce. He had alleged that she was focused lone connected fame and power and claimed helium was going done terrible intelligence stress.(With bureau inputs)