Shailesh Yadav, the son of Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav, has been found dead in Lucknow.

Shocked to hear the news of his son's death, the governor, Ram Naresh Yadav was admitted to the ICU of a hospital in Bhopal.  

According to initial reports, Shailesh was found dead in suspicious circumstances in Lucknow.

Shailesh was named in the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) or the Vyapam scam.

Last month, a Special Task Force (STF) registered an FIR against the governor and 100 others in the scam. The government has told the high court that till now, 539 people have been arrested and 218 are absconding in the scam.

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