The killing of 25 -year -old emerging tennis player Radhika Yadav in Gurugram has shocked the entire country. The shocking thing is that the accused of this murder is none other than his father. Deepak Yadav (Radhika’s father) said after the incident, “I killed the girl.”
According to the police report, it was not a result of immediate anger, but a well -planned murder. The incident took place at around 10:30 am on Thursday morning, when Radhika was cooking in the kitchen in her house. At the same time, his father fired five bullets from a license revolver, in which four hit his back. Radhika was rushed to the hospital, but was late by then.
Investigation has revealed that the father had trouble with his daughter’s “freedom, fame and earnings”. He wanted Radhika to live a traditional life leaving tennis. The taunts of the neighbors and the satire of the society’s ‘manhood’ were also hurting the father’s important. He had asked the daughter to close her tennis academy several times.
According to the police, Radhika was not the owner of any permanent academy, but trained through booking. But the father was unable to accept this system.
Meanwhile, it was also revealed that Deepak Yadav sent his younger son to bring milk on the day of the incident, so that Radhika stays alone at home and he could carry out the incident. It is clear from this that the murder was pre -planned.
The incident has once again revealed the mentality of honor killing, in which the freedom and life of women is abolished in the name of the ‘honor’ of the family. Sports, women’s rights organizations and sociologists have strongly condemned the incident. Radhika, who was dreaming of playing Wimbledon, today became a victim of the cruelty of our social structure.
The police have arrested Deepak Yadav and a case of murder has been registered against him. Now the question is – can the daughter’s success also cause the father’s murder? And if yes, are we really moving towards a progressive society?
