Indian tennis participant Radhika Yadav, 25, was shot useless by her father, Deepak Yadav, at their residence in Gurugram on Thursday afternoon. Radhika was a part of the ITF singles and doubles circuit earlier than taking over teaching
The Gurugram Police mentioned they have been knowledgeable by a non-public hospital within the metropolis {that a} younger lady had died on account of bullet accidents, and that once they reached the hospital, they solely discovered Radhika’s uncle Kuldeep Yadav, and never her dad and mom.
Based on the FIR filed – on the cost of homicide – on the Gurugram Sector 56 police station after Kuldeep’s criticism, Deepak was upset together with his daughter for persevering with to run a tennis academy within the metropolis regardless of his repeated objections.
Based on the ITF web site, Radhika had performed 36 singles matches and seven doubles matches beneath the aegis of the ITF in her profession. She final performed singles in March 2024, and doubles in June 2023. Though it has been greater than a yr since her final worldwide match, it has been established that she had been a coach at her academy in Gurugram, which finally was the topic of the disagreement between her and her father.
“He (Deepak) had been upset for some time as he was being taunted by locals over his daughter’s revenue. He was troubled by their remarks – they’d hold saying the home is working on her cash, and he’s too depending on that. He had requested her (Radhika) a number of occasions earlier to cease working on the academy, however she refused. He couldn’t take it anymore,” the Station Home Officer Inspector Vinod Kumar informed The Indian Specific.
The police added that Deepak’s revenue got here from the lease for a few small properties that he owned.
NDTV quoted Deepak admitting his crime to the police. He mentioned that he shot her 3 times from behind, as a result of she refused to shut her academy upon being informed to take action.