India, July 11 -- Radhika Yadav, a 25-year-old state-level tennis player, was shot dead, allegedly by her father at their Gurugram residence on Thursday.

Her father, Deppak Yadav, who allegedly fired three shots, has been arrested following statements by other family members. The incident happened at 10:30 am on Thursday in the kitchen of the family's Sector 57 residence.

According to the investigators, Radhika Yadav's father, 51-year-old Deepak Yadav, was distressed over the tennis player running an academy. Many people in the family's native Wazirabad allegedly mocked him for living off his daughter's income from her tennis academy, which fueled his anger. He wanted her to shut down the tennis academy, which she refused to do.

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