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Prateek Yadav died after collapsing at home as a glass slipped before doctors found thromboembolism

India
Published on 14 May 2026
Prateek Yadav died after collapsing at home as a glass slipped before doctors found thromboembolism

A slipping glass came seconds before the collapse

Prateek Yadav, stepbrother of Akhilesh Yadav, died after collapsing at home while drinking water. Reports say he woke around 4 am, and after a glass slipped from his hand, he fell suddenly. Doctors later declared him brought dead, with initial findings pointing to massive pulmonary thromboembolism, raising urgent questions about the suddenness of the death.

  • Prateek Yadav collapsed at home while drinking water
  • A glass slipped from his hand moments before the fall
  • Doctors found signs consistent with massive pulmonary thromboembolism
  • Death was declared before medical treatment could reverse it
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