Gurugram (Haryana) [India], July 11 (ANI): Tennis player Radhika Yadav was cremated in Haryana's Gurugram on Friday after she was allegedly shot dead by her father, Deepak Yadav, who has now been placed under one-day police custody.

During the postmortem examination, a team of doctors confirmed multiple gunshot wounds. 'The postmortem of the deceased tennis player is completed. Four bullets were taken out from Radhika Yadav's body,' said Dr Deepak Mathur, who was part of the medical team.

The police have arrested the accused, Deepak Yadav. He was seen being escorted out by officers and has been sent to police remand for one day for further interrogation.

25-year-old Radhika Yadav was shot dead by her father, allegedly over a disagreement regarding her tennis academy in Sector 57 in Gurugram.

Gurugram Public Relations Officer (PRO) Sandeep Kumar on Friday informed that the 25-year-old tennis player, Radhika Yadav, was shot dead by her father, Deepak Yadav, a result of a disagreement over her tennis academy.Speaking to ANI Kumar said Deepak Yadav, who runs a rental property business, was unhappy with his daughter running the academy, citing their financially prosperous background as a reason for her not to work.'

The accused (Deepak Yadav) was unhappy with his daughter Radhika running her own Tennis Academy, and was asking her to shut the academy. The accused mentioned that they are financially prosperous people; therefore, he did not want Radhika to run any academy,' said Sandeep Kumar.

Kumar further elaborated, 'Despite being told not to run the academy, Radhika refused to stop working, which eventually and ultimately led to a huge disagreement. Going further, the accused got angry and shot his daughter with his licensed gun and killed her.'

Meanwhile, the Police are also investigating a music video in which Radhika Yadav had played a part. As per sources, Rekha's father had asked her to delete the video from her social media.

The investigation is at a preliminary stage, and the police have found no connection between the murder and a music video that was speculated to be linked to the case. (ANI)