State-level tennis player Radhika Yadav shot dead by father in Gurugram

The police said that she was shot dead by her father following an argument over her decision to run a tennis academy.

In a shocking incident, a state-level tennis player Radhika Yadav was allegedly shot dead by her father on Thursday at their Sushant Lok home in Gurugram.

The father has been detained, police officials said. According to reports, Radhika ran a tennis academy, and her father was against it. The police said that she was shot dead by her father following an argument over her decision to run this academy.

PTI citing sources said Deepak Yadav confessed that he shot at Radhika because he was often taunted for living off her income.

“The deceased was shot three times. Police teams have visited the spot. The reason behind the crime is that the deceased, Radhika, ran a tennis academy, and her father was against it," Gurugram Police PRO Sandeep Kumar said as quoted by news agency ANI.

Deepak Yadav, 49, confessed to killing his daughter and was arrested, police said.

The incident took place around 2 pm when Radhika Yadav was on the first floor, cooking food in the kitchen.

Deepak Yadav fired at least five gunshots, three of which hit Radhika in the back, and killed her on the spot.

Her mother, who was on the ground floor, rushed upstairs after hearing the gunshots, which, she said, sounded like a pressure cooker blast.

Police seized a .32 bore licensed revolver, which Deepak Yadav, originally a native of Wazirabad village, allegedly used in the murder.

Police rushed Radhika to a hospital, where she was declared dead.

On the complaint of Radhika's uncle, an FIR was registered at Sector 56 Police Station, and Deepak Yadav was arrested.

With PTI inputs