Noida dowry murder: Nikki Bhatis sister files FIR against Vipin, in-laws; accuses them of assault
Nikki Bhati, a 26-year-old woman from Greater Noida, was allegedly beaten up and set on fire by her husband and in-laws at their home in Sirsa village on Thursday night over dowry demands.
New Delhi: In a latest development in the Nikki Bhati's murder case, the victim's elder sister has filed an FIR against four people, including Nikki's husband, her in-laws. Nikki's sister Kanchan also named her husband in the FIR. Both sisters were married into the same family.
In his complaint, Kanchan levelled serious allegations against her mother-in-law and Nikki's husband Vipin Bhati. She accused them of assault and beating. According to the FIR, the incident took place on August 21. She alleged that Nikki's husband Vipin poured inflammable liquid on her sister Nikki and burnt her alive.
Nikki Bhati, a 26-year-old woman from Greater Noida, was allegedly beaten up and set on fire by her husband and in-laws at their home in Sirsa village on Thursday night over dowry demands. Disturbing videos of the incident, recorded by Nikki's elder sister, show Vipin and her mother dragging the woman by her hair. One of the clips, circulated widely on social media shows her walking down the stairs in flames before collapsing.
4, including Nikki's husband arrested
Nikki's husband and his mother Daya were arrested on Saturday. The victim's father-in-law and brother-in-law were arrested in Monday. All four have been mentioned as accused in the FIR. A case had been registered against the four at Kasna Police Station under sections 103(1) (murder), 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), and 61(2) (attempting to commit offences punishable with life imprisonment or others) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Both sisters tortured over dowry demands
The heart-wrenching incident has drawn widespread outrage with Nikki's family alleging their daughter was harassed and faced years of torture over dowry demands since her marriage in 2016. Kanchan, who witnessed the gruesome incident, said that her sister was assaulted in front of her minor son. Nikki was rushed to a hospital in Delhi but she succumbed to her injuries before reaching there.
Kanchan and Nikki were married to brothers Rohit Bhati and Vipin Bhati, respectively, in 2016. The victim's father Bhikahri Singh alleged that their in-laws have been torturing both the daughters and demanding dowry even as they had already given a Scorpio SUV, a motorcycle, and gold jewellery to them.