By Shishir Prashant 
PrashantNews
At the age of 38, Prateek Yadav, the younger son of Samajwadi Party founder late Mulayam Singh Yadav and stepbrother of former UP chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, died in Lucknow on Wednesday morning after he was found unconscious in his house.
Prateek Yadav was rushed to the Civil Hospital where he was declared dead by doctors. Later a postmortem examination was conducted to ascertain the exact cause of death.
Despite being son of Mulayam Singh Yadav, Prateek Yadav stayed away from the razzmatazz of politics and was known as a fitness freak and animal lover. His wife, Aparna, joined the BJP and is serving as the vice-chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh State Women Commission.
Akhilesh paied tribute to his brother and said his demise is extremely heartbreaking. “May God grant peace to the departed soul. Humble tribute!” Akhilesh said on X.
In March, Prateek along with his wife and daughter had visited Iceland. His wife Aparna had put pictures of the trip on X also.