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25-year-old state tennis player from Haryana, Radhika Yadav, was allegedly shot down by her own father. As per reports, she and her father, 49-year-old Deepak Yadav, had disputes over social media posts and running a tennis academy.
Multiple reports suggested that the incident happened around 11.30 in the morning on Thursday at their own house. Her mother was on the ground floor while Radhika was in the kitchen.
Radhika Yadav was shot dead by her father at their home in Gurugram following a dispute reportedly related to a social media reel she had posted. Her father had a licensed .32 bore revolver, with which he shot her own daughter from behind.
Public relations officer of Gurugram Police, Sandeep Kumar, cited initial findings and said it appeared that the social media post led to the tension in the house.
He added that the weapon which was used in the crime was a "licensed revolver, and it has been recovered from the house".
"Police teams have visited the spot. The reason behind the crime is that the deceased ran a tennis academy, and her father was against it," Sandeep Kumar told news agency ANI.
Radhika was taken to a private hospital, but she eventually succumbed to her injuries. The suspect has been arrested, and the case is currently under investigation.
Rajender Kumar, Station House Officer (SHO) of Sector 56 Police Station, said the police got to know about the incident from the hospital. “We received a call from the hospital regarding a woman admitted with gunshot wounds. By the time we arrived, she had passed away. Statements from family members confirmed that the father was responsible,” he said.
Who was Radhika Yadav?
- Radhika was born on March 23, 2000, in Gurugram, Haryana
- She was a state-level and international tennis player, specialising in doubles
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Radhika achieved a career-best International Tennis Federation (ITF) women’s doubles ranking of 113 as of November 4, 2024
She was ranked 5th in Haryana in the women’s doubles category
In 2018, Radhika was ranked 75 in the AITA Girls Under-18 category, 35 in women’s singles. She was ranked 53 in women’s doubles (2021) in the AITA ranking.
Radhika spent over 100 weeks in the Top 100 for women’s doubles.