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MP governor's son found dead in Lucknow; CBI probe demanded
Lucknow/Bhopal, March 25
Shailesh Yadav, son
of Madhya Pradesh Governor and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Ram
Naresh Yadav, was on Wednesday found dead under mysterious circumstances
at his father's residence in Lucknow. The Congress described the death
as "unnatural" and demanded a CBI probe into it.
The 50-year-old
Shailesh Yadav was an accused in the scam in the Madhya Pradesh
Professional Examination Board or Vyapam, and was reportedly under
severe stress for the past few weeks.
He was found dead in the private residence of his father at Mall Avenue in Lucknow.
While
family sources said Shailesh Yadav died due to brain haemorrhage,
police officials taking up investigation into the death told IANS that
an autopsy would be conducted to ascertain the cause.
Shailesh
Yadav, sources said, was evading notice from the Special Investigation
Team (SIT) which is probing the Vyapam scam, and was holed up in the
house in Lucknow.
He was charged with taking bribe from 10 applicants appearing for the contractual teachers' examination in Madhya Pradesh.
The sources also said properties of Shailesh Yadav were on the verge of being attached by investigating agencies.
He was found lying dead near his bed around 7 a.m. by a servant.
The servant saw blood oozing out, and informed family members about it. They called a doctor, who declared him dead.
Family members said Shailesh Yadav was alone in his room on Tuesday night.
Three
daughters-in-law of Ram Naresh Yadav, Shailesh Yadav's two children as
well as three servants were present in the house at the time.
On
hearing the news about the death, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and
Congress leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi reached the house and offered their
condolences.
Joshi termed the death "natural" and asked people not to politicise the issue.
However,
the Congress party wrote letters to the governments of Madhya Pradesh
and Uttar Pradesh demanding a probe by the Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI).
"Shailesh Yadav's death was not a natural
one. He was an accused in the Vyapam scam, but the allegations have not
yet been proved. The cause of his death must be made public. This will
be possible only if the death is investigated by the CBI.
"We
have requested the governments of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh to
look into our demand," said Satyadev Katare, Leader of Opposition in the
Madhya Pradesh assembly.
The Special Task Force (STF) of police had registered a case against Shailesh Yadav, and he was also issued summons.
The STF had also visited Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh while searching for him.
Meanwhile,
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday
visited the private hospital in Bhopal in which Governor Ram Naresh
Yadav was undergoing treatment for some undisclosed illness.
Ram Naresh Yadav's other two sons are Kamlesh Yadav and Ajay Naresh Yadav.