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13 Jul 2025, 12:31 GMT+10
Charkhi Dadri (Haryana) [India], July 13 (ANI): Dronacharya awardee and BJP leader Mahavir Singh Phogat condemned the killing of tennis player Radhika Yadav, saying her 'father should not have taken this step.'
'It is a tragic incident where the father of a national tennis player killed her. I strongly condemn this. Even if the child made any mistake, he should not have taken this step,' Phogat told ANI.
25-year-old Indian tennis player, Radhika, was allegedly shot dead by her father over a disagreement regarding her tennis academy in Sector 57 in Gurugram in Haryana.
On Saturday, a Gurugram court sent the father, Deepak Yadav, to 14 days' judicial custody after Gurugram police produced him before the duty magistrate.
On July 11, Radhika's body was cremated in Gurugram after the post-mortem examination. The team of doctors performing the examination confirmed multiple gunshot wounds.
'The postmortem of the deceased tennis player is completed. Four bullets were taken out from Radhika Yadav's body,' said Dr Deepak Mathur, who was part of the medical team.
Gurugram Public Relations Officer (PRO) Sandeep Kumar on Friday informed that the 25-year-old was shot dead by her father, Deepak Yadav, a result of a disagreement over her tennis academy. Speaking to ANI, Kumar said the father, who runs a rental property business, was unhappy with his daughter running the academy, citing their financially prosperous background as a reason for her not to work.'
Kumar elaborated, 'Despite being told not to run the academy, Radhika refused to stop working, which eventually and ultimately led to a huge disagreement. Going further, the accused got angry and shot his daughter with his licensed gun and killed her.'
The police are also investigating a music video in which Radhika had played a part. As per sources, Rekha's father had asked her to delete the video from her social media. However, police has found no connection between the murder and the music video.
Inam-ul-Haq, co-actor of Radhika in the music video, has said that he had no connection to her murder and had not been in touch with her after the video shoot. (ANI)
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