Archive · 23 Jul 2025
Social Media Defends Father After Killing Tennis Player Daughter
A young woman named Radhika Yadav was killed by her father.
After a friend posted about it, some people on social media supported the father.
The friend shared examples of comments defending the murder and criticizing her.
Radhika had been planning to work in another country, which her father disagreed with.
Her father has been arrested and admitted to the killing.
Radhika Yadav was shot dead by her father in Gurugram.
Social media users defended the father after a friend's post condemned the murder.
The friend highlighted comments supporting the father and dismissing her criticism.
Radhika had planned to work abroad, against her father's wishes.
The father, Deepak Yadav, admitted to killing his daughter and is in judicial custody.
- Who
- Radhika Yadav, her father Deepak Yadav, and her friend Himanshika Singh Rajput.
- What
- Radhika Yadav was shot and killed by her father and some social media users defended the killer.
- When
- July 10, 2025 (Radhika's murder), July 2025 (friend's post and responses).
- Where
- Gurugram, India.
- Why
- Radhika's father killed her, with social media users offering justifications and supporting his actions.
Those Defending the Father
Those Condemning the Father's Actions
Justification of Violence vs Condemnation
Those Defending the Father
Some social media users defended the father's actions, using terms like "good father."
Those Condemning the Father's Actions
Radhika's friend Himanshika and others have condemned the murder.
- Victim
- Radhika Yadav
- Accused
- Deepak Yadav (father)
- Location
- Gurugram, India
- Incident Date
- July 10, 2025
- Social Media Response
- Some users defended the killer
- Motive (as reported)
- Disagreement over Radhika's career plans, as well as general patriarchal imposition.
- Charges
- Murder