UP Minister’s son dead, autopsy reveals died of strangulation

Mangalore Today News Network

Uttar Pradesh, Oct 22, 2018 : In a trgic incident , 22-year-old Abhijeet Yadav, son of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Chairman Ramesh Yadav, was found dead at his residence in Hazratganj on Sunday, 21 October, reported ANI.

 

The postmortem report indicates that Yadav had died due to "ante-mortem strangulation".

Yadav’s body was found at his Darul Shafa residence and his family members informed the police, reported PTI.

According to the reports, district authorities have suspected a foul play in the death of Yadav, who died under mysterious circumstances at his home.


Autopsy Reveals Strangulation

A senior police official from Lucknow police told The New Indian Express that Yadav’s family was vehemently against getting a post-mortem examination. However, they were stopped by the Hazratganj police on their way, following which the police took the body to King George’s Medical University.

The autopsy reports revealed a mark indicating strangulation visible on the 22-year-old man’s neck, The New Indian Express reported.

However, the police is still waiting for the post-mortem examination report.
Police Terms it Unnatural Death

Earlier the police had not suspected the cause of Yadav’s death and said that the case indicated unnatural death.

"As of now it seems to be an unnatural death... Whether the death is natural or not will be clear only after the post-mortem examination is conducted," a Lucknow police official had previously told PTI.

The police carried out the post mortem forcefully, despite resistance from family members who rushed the body for cremation, which further confirmed the suspicions of possible attack on Yadav, causing his death, reported The New Indian Express.