Tennis player Radhika Yadav’s father killed her to preserve honour: Gurugram police in chargesheet   

The Gurugram police filed a chargesheet in the murder case of former tennis player Radhika Yadav, naming her father, Deepak Yadav, as the accused, a senior police officer said on Friday.

The police interviewed around 35 witnesses during their investigation, and the next hearing is set for October 17.

Following a three-month investigation, the Sector 56 police filed a charge sheet of over 400 pages in the district court on Wednesday.

In the chargesheet, the police stated that, weary of taunts from people, the accused killed his daughter to save his honour.

Meanwhile, Deepak Yadav's lawyer, Shyambir Singh, said he has not yet received a copy of the charge sheet from the court and will only be able to comment on the matter after receiving the documents.

There had been long-standing tension between the father-daughter duo. Deepak had repeatedly forbidden Radhika from going out and coaching, a senior investigator said.

On July 10, in a fit of rage, Deepak allegedly fired multiple shots at Radhika with his licensed gun while she was cooking in the kitchen of their house in Gurugram's Sushant Lok, Sector 57. Four of them hit the 25-year-old former state-level tennis player, killing her on the spot.

The accused was immediately arrested at his house, officials said.

During the preliminary investigation, Deepak allegedly confessed that he shot his daughter because villagers used to taunt him, saying he was living off his daughter's earnings.

Radhika was a promising tennis player who had made a name for herself. However, after suffering a shoulder injury during a game, she had moved away from competitive tennis and was training young players by renting a court at an academy near her house.