GURGAON: Two months after 25-year-old junior international tennis player Radhika Yadav was murdered by her father Deepak on July 10, Sector 56 police filed the chargesheet in a local court on Thursday.According to sources, police claimed that Deepak, despite investing heavily in grooming his daughter as a tennis player, killed her after an argument when he asked her to quit coaching. They added that he was deeply affected and poisoned by “taunts” from his relatives and native villagers about being financially dependent on his daughter.
The incident occurred at the family’s Sector 57 home around 10.30 am. Radhika was in the kitchen when Deepak suddenly took out his gun, approached her, and shot her from behind four times.Initially, other family members living in the three-storey house thought a cooker had exploded. Radhika’s mother was downstairs at the time. The sound of gunshots alerted Radhika’s younger brother Kuldeep, who lives on the ground floor, prompting him to rush upstairs. Kuldeep found a bleeding Radhika slumped on the ground. Neighbours rushed to help transport her to a private hospital, where she was declared dead.Deepak, 49, was arrested and charged with murder after Kuldeep filed a police complaint. Police also recovered the murder weapon, a licensed revolver belonging to Deepak. Sources said Deepak had worked diligently to build Radhika’s career, accompanying her to practice sessions and tournaments. However, Radhika suffered an injury that prevented her from continuing to play competitive tennis. “Following the injury, she began coaching both male and female players,” an investigator said.Investigators said the accused was unhappy with Radhika giving tennis coaching. He repeatedly asked her to give it up, which led to frequent arguments between the two.