Overview

• A Gurugram court remanded Deepak Yadav to 14-day police custody after he confessed to fatally shooting his daughter.
• Deepak told police he was driven to violence by villagers’ taunts about "living off" his daughter's tennis academy earnings and by disputes over her coaching business.
• Investigators have seized Deepak’s licensed .32 bore revolver and are carrying out ballistic and forensic analysis at the crime scene.
• Police have ruled out theories of honour killing or a romantic motive, stating the conflict centered solely on Radhika’s economic autonomy.
• The case has spurred debate in sports and legal circles on women’s financial independence and the oversight of firearms under Indian law.