Radhika Yadav murder: Father threatened to kill either himself or daughter days before crime

Deccan Herald

5 hours ago

A recent update in the Gurugram tennis player murder case revealed that 25-year-old Radhika Yadav's father had earlier threatened to kill either himself or Radhika over their disagreement on her running a tennis academy.It was three days after threatening her that the father, Deepak Yadav, shot Radhika dead in their house, reported the Times of India.The accused, who held a licensed pistol, shot five bullets to kill the daughter. At the time of the crime, which took place on Thursday around 10.30 am, the player was cooking food at the kitchen. She suffered three bullet shots that soon left her lifeless.An autopsy pointed out that Deepak fired all shots from behind.Deepak and his daughter had an argument about her tennis academy and its finances. .Who is Radhika Yadav, 25-year-old tennis player killed after her father fired 5 bullets at her.The father didn't want her to run the academy, but she decided otherwise despite been him insisting for two weeks on shutting it down. During an argument three days before shooting Radhika, the father threatened to kill himself or her. As she repeatedly refused to close her academy, Deepak shot her.In police interrogations, he claimed he spent Rs 2 crore on her tennis career. She was cremated on Friday evening, a day after her father murdered her. Who was Radhika Yadav?Radhika Yadav, aged 25, was an ace tennis player who lived in Gurugram. She was shot dead by her father. She was described as one of the country's emerging talents, with an international ranking of 113. She was proudly on 5th rank in Haryana in the Women's Doubles category. Radhika was reportedly fond of engaging in reels. Initial case details even suggested that she was killed over her interest towards social media, but later investigation revealed the real reason was around tennis career.