Lalu Prasad Yadav’s close aide, Dularchand Yadav, died of cardiorespiratory failure caused by injuries to his heart and lungs, according to the post-mortem report submitted to Patna Police.

Yadav collapsed and died on Thursday while campaigning for the Jan Suraaj Party’s candidate, Piyush Priyadarshi, in Mokama, Patna district. The incident occurred near the Bhadaur and Ghoswari police stations.

“The reason behind Yadav's death is cardiorespiratory failure due to shock caused by injury of the heart and lungs by a hard and blunt substance,” said the report, submitted to the Patna Police.

The autopsy further noted that Yadav had sustained a gunshot wound near his ankle joint, but clarified that the bullet injury was not the cause of his death.

Following the incident, police registered th

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