Gurugram/New Delhi, July 14 -- A woman claiming to be friends with slain tennis player Radhika Yadav has alleged that Radhika's father was heavily influenced by his acquaintances who were jealous of his daughter's success and taunted him for "living off her".

In a series of video, with the second part posted on Instagram on Sunday, Himaanshika Singh Rajput claimed that she had known Radhika for almost 10 years and considered herself her "best friend".

Radhika's family often succumbed to "societal pressure", she claimed, adding that the tennis player's father was influenced by his acquaintances who often spoke ill of her daughter.

"Her father's so-called friends were jealous of Radhika's success. They used to taunt him saying things like ...