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Mint
12-07-2025
- Mint
Radhika Yadav murder: Father had 'planned' murder; Insta reel, music video at core of conflict — 10 things we know
Radhika Yadav Murder case: Shocking new details are emerging from the investigation of the murder of former tennis player Radhika Yadav, whose father shot her dead at point blank range. 1. Police, in a statement, claimed that the tennis academy Radhika set up, was the bone of contention between the father and the daughter — a conflict further fueled by people's taunts. The final blow came after Radhika's music video and Instagram reel were seen by her father. 2. Other details from the investigation revealed that Radhika Yadav was part of a music video, which her father had approved. She had featured in a romantic music video in 2024, where she had been featured by singer Inaam Ul Haq. 3. Radhika Yadav had deactivated her Instagram account after the music video was released was released. When Inaam asked why Radhika had deactivated her Instagram account, she had told Inaam that she was busy with her work and had temporarily deactivated her Instagram account. 4. A cousin of the man who allegedly killed his daughter and former state-level tennis player Radhika Yadav on Friday said the family members are in deep shock and looking for answers, as no one knows what really happened. 5. Deepak Yadav confessed he shot Radhika because he was often mocked for living off her income, police said. Police also issued a statement claiming the tennis academy Radhika ran was the main reason of contention between father and daughter. 6. According to police, Deepak, using his licensed revolver, fired three bullets at Radhika while she was in the kitchen — one striking her neck, and two hitting her in the back. 7. After former tennis player Radhika Yadav was killed by her father, her mother claimed she was unaware of the reasons. She declined to give a written statement. 8. India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra reacted to the incident, urging families to stand by one another to prevent such tragedies and highlighting that 'those (women athletes) who are doing well should be idolised and followed'. 9. 'I saw my niece Radhika lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen, and the revolver was found in the drawing room. My son, Piyush Yadav, also rushed to the first floor. Both of us picked up Radhika and rushed her in our car to Asia Maringo Hospital in Sector 56 where doctors declared her dead,' Radhika's uncle said in his statement to police. 10. A police official told reporters that they had sought a two-day remand of the accused. 'We have to recover the ammunition of his licensed revolver (used in the crime). We have to verify how much ammunition he had procured,' he said.
The Independent
11-07-2025
- The Independent
A tennis player was shot dead by her father as she cooked. Police reveal shocking reason behind murder
An Indian tennis player was shot and killed by her father while she was preparing breakfast at their home in Gurugram, near the capital Delhi, police said on Thursday. Radhika Yadav, 25, sustained three bullet wounds to her back after Deepak Yadav allegedly fired five rounds at her from his licensed revolver at around 10.30am. She was taken to Asia Maringo Hospital in the city but was declared dead on arrival. Mr Yadav was sent to one-day police custody by a local court on Friday. Granting the custody, the court called it a 'serious matter", requiring an 'in-depth" probe. The father, 49, reportedly confessed to the murder, telling police that he had been deeply troubled by taunts from villagers in his native Wazirabad that he was living off his daughter's earnings. 'Some people even questioned my daughter's character. I told my daughter to close her tennis academy, but she refused,' he told police, according to local broadcaster NDTV. The victim had opened a tennis academy in Gurugram after an injury disrupted her playing career. Police suspected her growing financial independence from running the academy, social media presence, and appearance in a music video had strained family relations. Meanwhile, police has ruled out honor killing as the motive, reported CNN-News18, citing Vinod Kumar, a police officer in Gurugram. The victim's uncle, Kuldeep Yadav, said he heard gunshots ring out on the floor above his and ran up to find her lying motionless in the kitchen, with the revolver abandoned nearby. 'My son and I immediately took her to the hospital but she was already gone,' he told police. He later filed the police complaint that led to Mr Yadav's arrest. The victim's mother, Manju Yadav, was home but reportedly told police she had locked herself in a room due to illness and did not witness the incident. She declined to provide a written statement. Radhika Yadav was a promising tennis player who represented India in various international tournaments and achieved a ranking of 75 in Girls Under-18 category and 53 in Women's Doubles, according to the All India Tennis Association. After her playing career was disrupted by injury, she coached high-profile pupils and mentored young players at the academy. Police said Mr Yadav was in custody and a murder case had been filed against him. 'He had asked her several times to shut the tennis academy, but she refused. He could not take it anymore,' police officer Vinod Kumar told The Indian Express. Neighbours and students described Radhika Yadav as energetic, confident, and well-loved in the local tennis community. In a separate incident, a 16-year-old girl was shot dead by her father in Pakistan after she refused to delete her TikTok account, police have said. The teenager, a student of Class 9, was killed on Tuesday in Rawalpindi, near capital Islamabad. Police said the father was upset with her presence on the video-sharing platform and murdered her when she refused to remove it. The father escaped after the daughter's death, according to Pakistan's Dawn n ewspaper, and the family initially tried to portray the death as a suicide. However, the police later detained him, and the family admitted the father had carried out the killing in the name of 'honour'.
News18
11-07-2025
- News18
Lived Off Her Income? Radhika Yadav's Father Earns Rs 15 Lakh In Rent From Properties
Last Updated: Deepak Yadav, who allegedly killed his daughter Radhika Yadav, owns multiple properties in Gurugram and earns Rs 15 lakh in rent Radhika Yadav Murder: Deepak Yadav, who allegedly shot dead her daughter and state-level tennis player Radhika Yadav, owns multiple properties in Gurugram and earns nearly Rs 15 lakh in rent, according to his family members. This claim by Deepak's family members raised questions about his confession that neighbours and relatives reportedly mocked him for living off his daughter's income. In a police confession, Deepak said these taunts affected him, which is why he wanted to shut down Radhika's tennis academy. In an exclusive conversation with CNN-News18, the police said the accused shot dead his daughter in a fit of rage after an argument br oke out with her over shutting down the academy. Radhika Yadav Murder Radhika Yadav was allegedly shot dead by her father on Thursday at their Sushant Lok home in Gurugram, police said. Deepak was sent to one-day police custody by a local court on Friday. According to an FIR registered based on the complaint of the deceased's uncle, Kuldeep Yadav, Radhika's mother, Manju Yadav, was present on the first floor of the house when the shooting took place. Radhika Yadav featured in a music video last year alongside an independent artist. Police officials said the music video might have triggered tensions at home, and this angle will also be probed. In the FIR, Kuldeep Yadav said he suddenly heard a 'loud explosion" around 10.30 am on Thursday, and rushed to the first floor of the house in Sector 57. 'I saw my niece Radhika lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen, and the revolver was found in the drawing room. My son, Piyush Yadav, also rushed to the first floor. Both of us picked up Radhika and rushed her in our car to Asia Maringo Hospital in Sector 56, where doctors declared her dead," the uncle said in his statement. Kuldeep Yadav said only Deepak, his wife and daughter were on the first floor of the house when the incident occurred. Their son Dheeraj was not present there at the time of the incident, the deceased's uncle told the police, which was recorded in the FIR. According to police, Deepak fired at least five gunshots, three of which hit Radhika in the back, and killed her on the spot. It was earlier said that her mother was on the ground floor, and she rushed upstairs after hearing the gunshots, which, she said, sounded like a pressure cooker blast. 'My niece was a very good tennis player, and she had won several trophies. I am surprised why she was murdered. My brother has a licensed .32 bore revolver. It was lying there," the former tennis player's uncle told police. A police official said they were probing all angles, including what the former tennis player's mother was doing when the killing happened. (with PTI inputs) view comments First Published: July 11, 2025, 14:07 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
NDTV
11-07-2025
- NDTV
Tennis Star's Father Owned Multiple Properties, Made Rs 17 Lakh A Month
Gurugram: Earnings between Rs 15 lakh to Rs 17 lakh a month, a luxury farmhouse in Gurugram and a licensed firearm, among other things -- the probe into the chilling murder of Radhika Yadav, a 25-year-old tennis player, by her father has revealed new details about his finances. Radhika was fatally shot at her home in the city's upscale Sushant Lok area on Thursday. Her father, Deepak Yadav, 49, confessed to the murder and is currently in custody. The incident, which unfolded around 10:30 am on Thursday, when Deepak fired five rounds on his daughter, three of which struck her in the back while she was cooking breakfast. Speaking to NDTV, an acquaintance of Deepak in Wazirabad village -- his native place -- confirmed that the accused owns multiple properties in Gurugram and earns between Rs 15 lakh and Rs 17 lakh per month in rent. "Deepak has several rental properties across Gurugram. He owns a luxurious farmhouse, and everyone in the village knows he is wealthy," the acquaintance told NDTV. Deepak used a licensed .32 bore revolver to kill his daughter. Refering to the firearm, the acquaintance said, "Only people with the right connections and money can manage that kind of licence. No common man keeps it." Radhika's murder followed months of tensions within the family, allegedly over her financial independence, Instagram reels, and a music video appearance that reportedly upset Deepak. He told the police that he was repeatedly taunted by villagers in Wazirabad for depending on his daughter's earnings and had urged her several times to shut down the tennis academy she ran. This confession was refuted by the acquaintance. "When there is so much money, who in the village will say that he is living off his daughter's money? Deepak is a very sophisticated man. He had even given up his studies to teach his daughter tennis. He bought tennis racquets worth Rs 2 lakh for his daughter. He loves his daughter very much. There may be a personal reason behind the murder, not tennis or the tennis academy," the acquaintance said. The academy in question here is Radhika's own training institute in Gurugram's Sector 57. Deepak allegedly held a growing resentment toward his daughter's rising stature and independence, particularly after the academy was opened. Radhika lived with her parents in a two-storey residence in the same sector. Her uncle, Kuldeep Yadav, stayed on the ground floor with his family. According to the FIR, Kuldeep heard a loud noise and ran to the first floor, where he found Radhika lying in the kitchen. The gun was located in the drawing room nearby. Kuldeep and his son Piyush immediately placed her in their vehicle and rushed her to Asia Maringo Hospital in Sector 56. Doctors there declared her dead.
NDTV
11-07-2025
- NDTV
Tennis Player Radhika Yadav Was Cooking Breakfast When Father Shot Her
Gurugram: Radhika Yadav, a 25-year-old national-level tennis player, was shot three times in the back by her father while she was cooking breakfast at their Gurugram residence on Thursday. The father, Deepak Yadav, fired five times at her daughter, three of which struck her body, fatally injuring her, police said. Deepak, 49, confessed during the interrogation that "taunts" from villagers in his native Wazirabad over her daughter's earnings and suggestions that he lived off her fame triggered the tensions that led to the chilling murder. Deepak told the police that he shot Radhika three times in the back while she was preparing food in the kitchen around 10:30 am. Her uncle, Kuldeep Yadav, who lives on the ground floor of the same building, heard gunshots and rushed upstairs to find Radhika lying on the kitchen floor, with the revolver left in the adjacent drawing room. "Around 10:30 am, I heard a loud sound. When I went upstairs, I saw my niece lying motionless in the kitchen. The revolver was on the floor in the drawing room. My son and I immediately took her to the hospital, but she was already gone," Kuldeep told the police. According to the police, Radhika's financial independence, Instagram reels, and a music video appearance that reportedly upset Deepak, created a lot of tensions within the Yadav family. Radhika was taken by car to Asia Maringo Hospital in Sector 56, where doctors pronounced her dead. "When I used to go to Wazirabad village to get milk, people used to taunt me, saying that I live off my daughter's earnings. This troubled me a lot. Some people even questioned my daughter's character. I told my daughter to close her tennis academy, but she refused," Deepak told the police. Thursday morning, according to his confession, he took out his licensed .32 bore revolver and shot his daughter from behind as she was making breakfast. Of the five rounds fired, three struck her. Deepak's wife, Manju Yadav, was present in the house at the time of the shooting but has reportedly declined to give a written statement. Police quoted her saying she had a fever and had locked herself in her room.
