Overview

• Deepak Yadav was remanded to 14-day judicial custody after confessing to killing his daughter and prompting police to close the investigation pending a formal chargesheet.
• Investigators recovered a licensed revolver and four spent cartridges and autopsy results confirmed Radhika Yadav suffered four bullet wounds in the back and shoulder.
• Gurugram Police have cleared Radhika’s mother of any involvement in the incident and dismissed communal or interfaith motives from their inquiry.
• Detectives are examining WhatsApp chats that allegedly record Radhika’s plans to live independently abroad and her strained relationship with her father.
• A friend’s testimony that the murder was premeditated over several days by a controlling Deepak Yadav continues to fuel public scrutiny of patriarchal pressures.