Radhika Yadav murder: Neeraj Chopra Olympic Gold Medallist reacts
Radhika Yadav murder: Neeraj Chopra Olympic Gold Medallist reacts
It’s unbelievable and unimaginable that a father goes to the extent of murdering his daughter.
This is precisely what has happened. National-level tennis player Radhika Yadav was murdered by her own father, Deepak Yadav, reportedly due to social mockery over her tennis academy.
Her murder of national-has evoked a myriad reactions from the sporting community, including Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra goes on to say it’s an excellent example of female athletes – calls for family support.
Radhika, 25, was shot dead by her father, Deepak Yadav, on the first floor of their house on Thursday, reportedly because he was mocked by villagers for earning a living from her tennis academy, which, in his eyes, diminished the family’s dignity.
A Gurugram court on Friday remanded Deepak Yadav to one-day police custody. He has admitted to committing the crime.
The postmortem of the tennis player revealed that four bullets were removed from her body. As per Dr.Deepak Mathur, member of the medical team that conducted the autopsy four bullets were taken out from Radhika Yadav’s body.
The tragic death of the Haryana-based tennis player has drawn condolences from athletes across the country.
The Olympic medallist highlights that women athletes from Haryana are making the nation proud and emphasised that they should be celebrated and looked up to as role models.
he was speaking to a few people about this before. There are already some excellent examples of female athletes from Haryana doing wonders for the country. In families, you should support each other, and those (women athletes) who are doing well should be idolised and followed.
News Edit KV Raman
