News Promising Indian tennis player Radhika Yadav shot dead by father in Gurugram
News Promising Indian tennis player Radhika Yadav shot dead by father in Gurugram
Quote:Indian tennis player Radhika Yadav, 25, was shot dead by her father at their residence in Gurgaon on Thursday afternoon, according to Indian media reports.
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Preliminary reports suggest domestic discord may have led to the tragic incident. Some unverified sources have alleged that the father was unhappy with Radhika’s social media presence, particularly her active engagement with Instagram reels. However, authorities have not confirmed these claims.
Quote:According to the police, Deepak confessed to the crime and said he killed Radhika as he was upset with her for running a tennis academy, which led to taunts from local residents that he lived on her earnings.https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/heard-loud-sound-then-what-murdered-tennis-player-radhika-yadav-uncle-saw-gurugram-gurgaon-sushant-lok-8858038
Deepak, during the course of interrogation, said his daughter opened an academy after she suffered a shoulder injury. Whenever he went to his village in Wazirabad, he was taunted for living on his daughter's earnings, which hurt his dignity. The man said he told his daughter to shut down the academy, but she refused.
Gulf News, July 10 2025
https://gulfnews.com/sport/tennis/promising-indian-tennis-player-radhika-yadav-shot-dead-by-father-in-gurugram-1.500194044
Quote:Indian tennis player Radhika Yadav, 25, was shot dead by her father at their residence in Gurgaon on Thursday afternoon, according to Indian media reports.
[...]
Preliminary reports suggest domestic discord may have led to the tragic incident. Some unverified sources have alleged that the father was unhappy with Radhika’s social media presence, particularly her active engagement with Instagram reels. However, authorities have not confirmed these claims.
Quote:According to the police, Deepak confessed to the crime and said he killed Radhika as he was upset with her for running a tennis academy, which led to taunts from local residents that he lived on her earnings.https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/heard-loud-sound-then-what-murdered-tennis-player-radhika-yadav-uncle-saw-gurugram-gurgaon-sushant-lok-8858038
Deepak, during the course of interrogation, said his daughter opened an academy after she suffered a shoulder injury. Whenever he went to his village in Wazirabad, he was taunted for living on his daughter's earnings, which hurt his dignity. The man said he told his daughter to shut down the academy, but she refused.
What an absolute piece of shit this excuse for a man is. Pathetic. I hope there is some justice for Radhika..
Y'know, whenever a father is accused of hating women, his first defense, I find, is something to the effect of "I can't hate the female sex because I have a daughter/wife! I'm related to females, so how I can I hate them?", as if only single men commit acts of violence against girls and women. This is how. It happens all the time. (Believe me, I know intimately.) Patriarchy literally means "the rule of fathers" for a reason. Rule does not come without an implied threat of violence.
I hope his penalty is death by firing squad.