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 Radhika Yadav a 25-year-old national-level tennis player in India, has been shot dead by her father Deepak Yadav at their home in Gurugram on Thursday morning while she was preparing a meal for her mother’s birthday.

 

According to police, Deepak confessed that he killed his daughter because he could not handle villagers’ taunts that he was surviving on her income and gossip about her character. He told police he had asked Radhika several times to shut down her tennis academy, but she refused.

 

The incident happened around 10:30 am on the first floor of their house in Sector 57, Gurugram. Radhika’s mother Manju Yadav was resting in her room after developing a fever and said she only heard the gunshots. No one else knew Deepak would take such a step.

 

It was her mother’s birthday that day, and Radhika had gone into the kitchen to prepare something special when her father allegedly shot her three times from behind with his licensed .32 bore revolver. Her uncle Kuldeep Yadav and cousin Piyush, who live downstairs, rushed upstairs after hearing the shots and found Radhika lying in a pool of blood. They took her to Asia Maringo Hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.

 

Radhika had represented the country in tennis at the national level and won several trophies. After suffering a shoulder injury, she left professional tennis and started an academy to coach young children.

 

Police found the revolver on the drawing room table with five empty shells and one live cartridge. Fingerprint experts collected samples from the crime scene, and the weapon was seized as evidence.

 

Radhika’s uncle Kuldeep said he never imagined such a tragedy could happen while emphasising that Deepak’s licensed revolver was known to the family. He said there were no clear signs that Deepak planned to harm his daughter.

 

Manju Yadav told police that her daughter had a good character and had never brought shame to the family. She said she did not know of any serious dispute between her husband and Radhika.

 

Gurugram police confirmed that Deepak Yadav confessed to the murder during on-the-spot questioning. A case has been registered under sections 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and relevant provisions of the Arms Act.