Fact-Check: Viral Claim About Lalu Prasad Yadav's Death is Hoax!

RJD Spokesperson Mritunjay Tiwari confirmed to The Quint that Lalu Prasad Yadav is healthy and recovering in Delhi.

Fact-Check | The claim states that Lalu Prasad Yadav passed away after being treated at AIIMS, Delhi.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

Over the years, several actors, authors have become the target of online death hoaxes. Most recently, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the former Chief Minister of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav's name was added to this list.

A photo, which shows a corpse kept in a glass coffin, is being passed off with a claim that Yadav passed away while being treated at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi.

However, none of it is true. Speaking to The Quint, party spokesperson Mritunjay Tiwari confirmed that Yadav is currently with his daughter in Delhi. We found no updates on either the party's social media profile or Yadav's children's profiles.

CLAIM

One of captions with the viral photo said, "बिहार के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री लालू यादव की ईलाज दिल्ली AIIMS के दौरा मृत्यु हो गई"

[Translation: Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Yadav dies during his treatment at AIIMS, Delhi]

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: Facebook/Screenshot)

Similar captions were used by users with this photo, archives of some of which can be found here, here and here.

WHAT WE FOUND OUT

The Quint went through RJD and Yadav's social media handles and could not trace any news of his demise.

We also went through the profiles of Tejaswi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav and Misa Bharati, but found no such news update about their father's death.

Speaking to The Quint, RJD Spokesperson Mritunjay Tiwari said

"Lalu Prasad Yadav is alive and healthy. He is recovering now and staying in Delhi with his daughter, Misa Bharati. The viral photo shared on social media is not linked with Yadav in any way."

Mritunjay Tiwari, RJD Spokesperson

The latest presence of Yadav was cited in one of the videos he tweeted, where was seen interacting with the media. This was posted on 4 May 2022.

Evidently, an unrelated photo was shared on social media claiming Lalu Prasad Yadav's demise.

LALU PRADAD YADAV'S HEALTH

Lalu Prasad Yadav, 73, was re-admitted to AIIMS, Delhi on 23 March 2022 after getting a discharge from the hospital just hours ago. He was brought into the hospital's emergency department.

Rashtriya Janata Dal founder suffers from multiple ailments, including renal issues and stage-4 kidney ailment.

On 21 March, a special CBI court in Ranchi had sentenced the RJD supremo to five years' imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 60 lakh in the fifth fodder scam.

He was kept at the Birsa Munda Central Jail before being shifted to the state-run Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) due to his ailing health.

As his health deteriorated, he was shifted at AIIMS, Delhi.

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