Radhika Yadav, a former junior tennis player, was shot dead by her father Deepak Yadav on Thursday at their home in Gurugram. Police have recovered the murder weapon, which is a licensed revolver that belongs to Deepak. Radhika's mother was not home at the time of the incident
According to IANS, the police informed that the accused man killed his daughter simply because people mocked him for living off his daughter's earnings. A Gurugram Police officer stated that for several days, the accused Deepak Yadav (49) had been subjected to taunts from some people, which led him to ask his daughter to shut down her academy. People used to say that he was living off his daughter's income.
According to police, Deepak shot Radhika thrice while she was preparing breakfast at their residence around 10:30 am. She was rushed to Asia Maringo Hospital in Sector 56 by her uncle Kuldeep Yadav and cousin, but was declared dead on arrival.
Father objects to Radhika's music video
Besides having issues with Radhika's tennis academy, Investigators believe a music video titled Karwaan, featuring Radhika and released under the LLF Records label, may have further strained the father-daughter relationship. Sources told NDTV that Deepak had objected to Radhika’s presence in the video, asking her to delete it from her social media accounts.
FIR filed against Deepak Yadav
The first information report (FIR) was filed by Kuldeep Yadav, Radhika’s uncle and the accused's younger brother. “When I went upstairs, I saw my niece lying motionless in the kitchen. The revolver was on the floor in the drawing room,” Kuldeep reportedly told police.
Radhika Yadav's Tennis career
Radhika Yadav was ranked 1999 in the website by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the tennis governing body's website. She also played ITF tour tournaments this Feb and March in Indore, Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia.
Vinod Kumar, SHO of Sector 56 police station, which is handling the investigation, said Radhika had suffered an injury that prevented her from continuing to play competitive tennis. "Following the injury, she began coaching both male and female players," he said
