
Baseless: Radhika Yadav’s cousins dismiss her friend’s restrictions at home claim
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Baseless: Radhika Yadav’s cousins dismiss her friend’s restrictions at home claim
Radhika Yadav’s cousins have refuted the allegations levelled by her best friend Himanshika Singh. They said that Radhika’s family did not restrict her from doing anything. Her father, Deepak Yadav, has been remanded to 14-day judicial custody. He allegedly shot the former tennis player, 25, at her home in Gurugram, on July 10. He claimed that he killed her because people taunted him for “living off her earnings” and that he did not like her running a tennis academy. Her cousins also dismissed the ‘love jihad’ angle being associated with the killing given her alleged close association with a person named Inamul Haque.
In a video released on social media, Himanshika, who has known Radhika since 2012, claimed her friend was often scolded for wearing shorts, talking to boys, and living life on her own terms and that she wanted to move abroad.
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“No one imposes any kind of restrictions on their children in our village. The claims that Radhika was stopped from living life her way are wrong. If that was the case, her father, Deepak Yadav, wouldn’t have spent a huge amount of money on her and sent her to different countries to play tennis. Whatever happened is best known to their family,” Rohit Yadav, Radhika’s cousin, told India Today TV.
Radhika, 25, was shot dead at her home in Gurugram, allegedly by her father, Deepak Yadav, using his licenced revolver on July 10. The murder took place at their Gurugram Sector 57 residence where Radhika lived with her parents.
While her father claimed that he killed her because people taunted him for “living off her earnings” and that he did not like her running a tennis academy, Himanshika claimed that Radhika’s movements were tightly controlled, with fixed times for going out and returning home.
“Radhika did not have any problems as claimed by some people. If she had any problem, wouldn’t she have discussed it with her family? What proves that whatever her friend is saying is true?” Rohit Yadav questioned.
Rohit Yadav dismissed the ‘love jihad’ angle being associated with Radhika’s killing given her alleged close association with a person named Inamul Haque.
“There is nothing like a love jihad angle to this. People have blown things out of proportion over an insignificant video of Radhika with a person as they are narrow-minded,” Ashok Yadav, another cousin of Radhika, said, adding that the reason why she wanted to move out of India might be that she wanted to grow her tennis career.
In another hard-hitting post, Himanshika criticised Radhika’s father for making her life “miserable” with his “controlling, constant criticism”. However, Radhika’s cousins rubbished the allegation.
“Radhika had all the freedom. She was free to choose her career and pursue the same. Her father spent the money so she could grow her tennis career,” her cousin Harish Yadav told India Today TV.
Since Radhika’s childhood, Deepak has spent over Rs 2.5 crore on her tennis training. However, an injury suffered two years ago kept her away from furthering her career in competitive tennis.
Deepak Yadav has been remanded to 14-day judicial custody.
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Published By: Vivek Published On: Jul 13, 2025