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This 25-Year-Old Indian Woman Tennis Player Was Shot And Killed By Her Father And People Want Justice

25-year-old Radhika Yadav was a national-level tennis player and had won several competitions before her father murdered.

Kassy Cho

19 Jul 2025 — 3 min read

This 25-year-old Indian woman tennis player has been shot and killed by her own father and people are demanding justice.

indian tennis player killed father radhika yadav — *via @himaanshika / Instagram*

Radhika Yadav was a national-level tennis player and had won several competitions, according to local media NDTV.

But she was murdered by her 54-year-old father in their home in the city of Gurgaon on Thursday, July 10.

She had reportedly been cooking in the kitchen when her father allegedly shot her at point blank range.

Her father was later arrested and confessed to her murder, according to police.

Police said that Yadav’s father had said he was upset because she was working at a tennis academy and people were “taunting” him for living off her income.

He reportedly said he had repeatedly asked her to stop working at the academy but shot her when she refused.

The case has caused shockwaves throughout India and reignited debates about the issue of violence against women in the country.

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