Radhika Yadav didn't own academy, trained aspirants at rented courts: Cops

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Radhika Yadav, a former state-level tennis player shot dead by her father earlier this week, did not own an academy and used to provide training to budding players at rented tennis courts situated at different places, which did not sit well with her father, Gurugram Police said on Saturday.Radhika, 25, was shot dead at her home in Gurugram, allegedly by her father, Deepak Yadav, using his licenced revolver on July 10. The murder took place at their Gurugram Sector 57 residence where Radhika lived with her parents.advertisement"Radhika did not have her own academy. She used to train aspirants by booking tennis courts at different places. Deepak had asked her several times to stop the training sessions, but she refused. That was the main tussle between the father and daughter," news agency PTI quoted an investigating officer as saying on Saturday.
This came after the police earlier said that Radhika ran an academy which Deepak Yadav (49) had a problem with, saying he was taunted by people about living off his daughter's earnings, as claimed by the accused.However, the investigation has found out that Deepak Yadav earned handsome money through rental income generated through various properties he owns. Police said that he was not dependent on Radhika's money, but was depressed for some time.Deepak also earned around Rs 15 lakh per year from his broker business. He used to tell his daughter to shut down the academy as he was earning enough for the family.Police also said that there have also been claims that the father was not happy with her daughter's popularity on social media and that she wanted to become an influencer.Some people have also cited a certain music video that Radhika featured in recently as the reason that infuriated Deepak, resulting in her killing.However, brushing aside the claims, inspector Vinod Kumar of Sector 56 police station said, "The video was uploaded in 2023 and it has no connection with the murder. The accused has repeatedly said that he did not want his daughter to earn through training."DEEPAK YADAV'S JUDICIAL CUSTODYEarlier today, a Gurugram court remanded Deepak Yadav to 14 days of judicial custody. He has been lodged in Bhondsi jail. The police produced Deepak before the court but did not seek his custodial remand. The court then ordered his judicial custody.Sources told India Today TV that Deepak told the police during interrogation that he was disturbed due to the taunts from villagers and had not slept for the past 15 days. He had become increasingly withdrawn, wandered restlessly in the house, and refused to speak even to his family members.Since Radhika's childhood, Deepak has spent over Rs 2.5 crore on her tennis training. However, an injury suffered two years ago kept her away from furthering her career in competitive tennis.On the fateful day, Deepak allegedly dumped four bullets into Radhika's body, three in the back and one in her shoulder on July 10.- Ends(With agency inputs)Must Watch