Gurugram Tennis Player’s Father Accused of Murder, Found to Own Multiple Properties and Earn Rs 17 Lakh as Monthly Rent
GURUGRAM, Haryana, India – July 11, 2025: In the most shocking twist, after 25-year-old tennis player Radhika Yadav was killed, Deepak Yadav, her father, who admitted to the act, has many properties and earns as much as Rs 15-17 lakh monthly in rent. The facts emerged from an ongoing police investigation following a fatal shooting reported on Thursday at their home in Sushant Lok, Gurugram.
Accused Comes to Know of Financial End
Sources close to investigations, as well as local acquaintances from Wazirabad village, the native place of Deepak, have confirmed his financial standing. The 49-year-old is said to own several rental flat properties situated across Gurugram, including a high-end farmhouse. Such income flowing into his kitty amounts to Rs 15-17 lakh per month and countered the perception in some quarters that he is dependent on the daughter for his finances.
The accused was also a licensed holder of a .32 bore revolver, which was proved to have been used in the crime. He was said to have ‘the right connections and money’ for getting such a kind of license, said nearby localities.
The Incident and the Assumed Motive
Radhika Yadav, an emerging tennis player who played on the junior international circuit and owned her tennis academy in Gurugram’s Sector 57, was also apparently shot five times by her father while she was busy making breakfast in the kitchen of the house. Three bullets hit her from the back. Her uncle, Kuldeep Yadav, who lives on the ground floor, heard the noise and went to check on it, only to discover Radhika in a pool of her own blood.
Deepak Yadav has confessed to the act of murder, but the reason behind it remains very close still to investigation. Police investigations speculate that disputes have been recurring for a long time, mostly involving her tennis academy, while, besides this, it also emerges that another person has “deep insecurities” due to village taunts that he “lives off [his] daughter’s money.” There needs to be more deliberation on how the humiliation, even with the measurable wealth to boast of, can be the strongest trigger for an extreme action.
Radhika’s Sports Career and Family Dynamics
Radhika Yadav was able to touch the highest position of 75 in the Girls Under-18 category and ranked 113 in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) circuit. She had a shoulder injury and later turned to a coaching career, starting her own academy.
Few family friends and neighbors expressed shock, calling Radhika “a polite, humble, and hardworking girl.” They say Deepak Yadav actively promoted her sport, buying expensive items like Rs 2 lakh tennis racquets. This apparent support, contradicted by the alleged internal bitterness, is under serious investigation. His wife, Manju Yadav, said to be in the house while the incident occurred, made one important statement towards concluding the investigation.
Joint Investigation and Community Pulse
Police have recovered the licensed revolver from the site of the offense. The investigation is still ongoing, trying to piece together the very complicated dynamics leading to this tragedy. Gurugram’s local community has been shaken because unnumbered people observed this public image of a very supportive father and this horrific act of violence. Dheeraj, Radhika’s elder brother, who works as a property dealer, lives somewhere else in the city.
