In a shocking turn of events, a state-level player, Radhika Yadav lost her life, being murdered by her father, Deepak Yadav. Radhika was busy cooking in her home in Sushant Lok Phase 2 when her father opened fire. He fired five bullets, and Radhika was hit by three, leading to her demise. She was only 25 years old, and had a bright career ahead of her, which she had already established strongly enough, to such an extent that she even ran a popular tennis academy. However, after her demise, her father reportedly confessed to the crime, and his statement is shocking, surely raising questions about orthodox patriarchalism.
Radhika Yadav’s father, Deepak Yadav confessed to the crime of killing his daughter
If the reports are to be followed, Radhika Yadav sustained a shoulder injury, for which she paused her professional career and started running the tennis academy, where she would train the young players. However, this was what triggered her demise. Gurugram police revealed that Deepak was frustrated with the taunts he had to face from society for living off to his daughter’s money, and not being able to do anything himself. First, reports claimed that Deepak killed Radhika because of a reel-video. Later, he reportedly confessed to killing his daughter. During the investigation, Deepak told to the police:
“Villagers used to say I live off my daughter’s money, that she runs a tennis academy and earns while I do nothing.”
Radhika Yadav’s father, Deepak Yadav’s chilling confession
As per a report by Republic News, Deepak Yadav was interrogated at the scene of the crime, and he took charge of the same. He confessed to killing his daughter, and mentioned that his daughter had an injury on her shoulder, and for the same, she stopped playing and started running the academy. Deepak further mentioned that he used to go to Waziabad, and people would taunt him for eating on his daughter’s money, which made him upset. He said:
“A few days ago, my daughter was not playing because of an injury in her shoulder. She had opened her own academy. She used to give coaching to children. When I used to go to Wazirabad to get milk in the village, people used to say that you eat the girl’s earnings. Due to which I was very upset.”
Deepak Yadav shared that people would point fingers at his daughter’s character, and when he asked her to close the academy, she refused to do so. Deepak continued to harbour this anger in his mind, which led to the anger building up. He mentioned that when Radhika was cooking in the kitchen, he took his licensed revolver and shot her thrice above her waist. To quote Deepak:
“People also used to point fingers at my daughter’s character. I told my daughter that you have opened a tennis academy, close it, but my daughter refused to close the academy. This tension used to remain in my mind. Which used to hurt my dignity. Due to which I was very upset and tensed. Due to this tension, I took out my licensed revolver, when my daughter Radhika Yadav was cooking in the kitchen. So I shot my daughter Radhika Yadav three times on her waist from behind.”
What happened on the day when Radhika was killed?
On July 10, 2025, Radhika Yadav was at her home with her father, Deepak and mother, Manju. Her brother reportedly had gone out for some work, and their mother was resting in the other room. After a while, Manju heard the gunshot, and by then, her daughter had died. It was Radhika’s brother who filed an FIR against their father, Deepak. Police arrived on the spot and recovered a .32 bore licensed revolver, which was used to kill Radhika. The forensic team later recovered one live cartridge and five used shells, collected fingerprints and blood swabs, before seizing Deepak Yadav.
What do you think about this chilling incident of the father killing his daughter?
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