VIDEO: Radhika Yadav's friend makes explosive claims about Tennis player's 'orthodox' family, says 'shamed her for...', watch

Tennis player Radhika Yadav's friend and fellow athlete Himaanshika Singh Rajput have came forward with explosive claims about Radhika, 25, and her family relations at their home. Three days ago, Radhika Yadav was shot dead by her own father Deepak Yadav at their residence in Gurugram’s Sector 57. 

In a video posted on her instagram, Himaanshika makes chilling revelations about Radhika's life and accused her father of being controlling and mentally oppressing her friend. She posted the video with a caption, "My best friend Radhika was murdered by her own father. He shot her five times. Four bullets hit her. He’d made her life miserable for years with his controlling, constant criticism. In the end, he listened to so-called friends who were jealous of her success. She worked so hard in her tennis career and even built her own academy. She was doing so well for herself. But they couldn’t stand to see her independent. They shamed her for wearing shorts, for talking to boys, for living life on her own terms. She was rushed to the hospital, but she didn’t make it."

Here's what Himaanshika Singh Rajput reveals

In a video, titled 'What happened to Radhika Yadav Part 1', Himaanshika Singh Rajput reveals that Radhika Yadav was her best friend, and they have been friends from past 8-9 years, and said 'i just lost her.' She reveals that the environment at her home was very strict and her parents did not even allowed her to wear shorts and talk to boys. Radhika Yadav had many restrictions at her home, she claimed.

 

 

 

 

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She said, "We started playing together in 2012 or 2013. We travelled together, played matches together. I never saw her talk to anyone outside her family. She was very reserved, mostly due to restrictions at home. She had to account for every move. Even on video calls, she had to show her parents who she was speaking to. I had to appear on camera to prove it was just me. She couldn't be late even if her tennis academy was only 50 meters away," Himaanshika said. 

"She loved making videos, taking photographs. But she gradually stopped. They didn't like her being independent," she said.

She also rejected any communal angle behind the murder. She said, "People are talking about love jihad, but where is the proof? She did not interact with a lot of people. She was lonely. Her house was not a freedom zone.”

 

 

 

 

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Updates on Radhika Yadav case

1. Radhika Yadav's uncle Vijay Yadav  has said that Deepak Yadav have realized his mistake and is now demanding to hang him, "He said he should be hanged. He realises his mistake. The whole family is in shock."
2. Inaam-ul-Haq, co-actor of the late tennis player Radhika Yadav, and they both appeared in a music video has also clarified that there is no communal angle. He has has denied any reports alleging any connection to Radhika Yadav's murder. Inaam-ul-Haq said that many false rumours are spreading about any relationship between him and Radhika, giving it a communal angle, clarifying that they both had not been in touch after the video shoot. The police is also not investigating on this angle.
3. As per reports, Radhika Yadav's father was against Radhika's Tennis academy as she had asked him for Rs 2 crores for her academy. Deepak was frustrated from the taunts of people for being financially dependent on his daughter. While, one angle is that Deepak was against Radhika Yadav posting reels on social media.  Deepak has confessed to have arguments with his daughter just before the incident.
4.  Police has revealed the WhatsApp conversation between Radhika and her coach, Ajay Yadav. "She was thinking of changing her career after a shoulder injury," said an Assistant Commissioner of Police. "She had discussed becoming a social-media influencer and later started coaching. She had assured her father she would not do anything that would bring shame to the family. But he remained deeply unhappy, police added.