Gurgaon, July 11: Former tennis player Radhika Yadav was allegedly shot and killed by her father at their double-storey residence in the upscale Sushant Lok area of Gurgaon.
The accused has been identified as Deepak Yadav (49). He confessed to killing his daughter and was arrested, said the police.
As per reports, Radhika was cooking food in the kitchen which is located on the first floor of their residence when Deepak Yadav fired at least five gunshots at around 2 pm on Thursday. Three of them hit Radhika in the back leading to her death on the spot.
Her mother, who was on the ground floor, quickly rushed upstairs after hearing the gunshots, which she initially mistook for the sound of a pressure cooker explosion.
Police recovered a .32 bore licensed revolver, which Deepak Yadav allegedly used in the murder.
Sources reveal that Deepak Yadav admitted to shooting Radhika, claiming he was often mocked for relying on her earnings. However, police officials stated that the real issue was a conflict over the tennis academy Radhika ran.
"Radhika operated a tennis academy, and her father was unhappy with it," said Sandeep Singh, spokesperson for the Gurugram police.
After the incident, Radhika was rushed to the hospital, where she was declared dead.
Following a complaint from Radhika's uncle, an FIR was filed at Sector 56 Police Station, leading to Deepak Yadav's arrest.
The 25-year-old state-level tennis player lived with her father, mother, and brother in Sector 57 of Sushant Lok-II.
