Noida: A 28-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted, dragged by her hair and set ablaze by her in-laws in front of her sister and son in Greater Noida. Her husband has been arrested while a hunt is on to nab others, police said on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Nikki. The family alleges that her in-laws burnt her by pouring inflammable material.
“Meri mumma ke upar kuch dala, fir unko chanta mara fir lighter se aag laga di. (they poured something on my mother, slapped her and set her ablaze using a lighter),” said the victim’s son (aged around six), who witnessed the incident that happened on Thursday night.
Two videos of the horrifying incident are making the rounds on the internet. In one of the videos, a man and woman can be seen assaulting the victim and dragging her out of the house by her hair. The other video shows the woman limping down the stairs after being set on fire.
Demands for Rs 38 lakh, gold, car
Kanchan, the elder sister of Nikki, who was married in the same family, had captured the video of the incident that occurred in Sirsa village, under the limits of Kasna Police Station in Greater Noida, they said.
While addressing the media, Kanchan claimed that her younger sister was killed by her husband, Vipin, and in-laws for not meeting their dowry demand of Rs 36 lakhs.
On Thursday night, she was badly beaten up and set on fire by them, claimed Kanchan, who is married to Vipin’s brother. “We were beaten and tortured for the last many days for dowry. They were demanding Rs 36 lakh in dowry. They carried out atrocities against my sister.”
They hit her in her neck and head and threw acid on her. Our kids were also in the same house. I couldn’t do anything. They tortured me as well,” said weeping Kanchan while holding her sister’s son in her arms.
Additional DCP Greater Noida Sudhir Kumar said, “A case has been registered under murder on the complaint of the family. The deceased was married in 2016. The family alleges that Nikki was deliberately burnt to death by her husband and in-laws.”
The police took immediate action on receiving the complaint from the deceased’s sister and arrested the accused husband, Vipin Bhati. Also, two teams have been formed and sent to arrest the other accused.
The DCP said that after the incident, the victim’s family reached the police station in large numbers and demanded immediate action. Police officials assured them that, considering the seriousness of the case, action is being taken swiftly. One accused has been arrested, and the other accused will also be apprehended soon.
Husband, mother-in-law arrested: Police
Nikki’s mother-in-law, Dayavati, who allegedly set her ablaze in Greater Noida has been arrested on Sunday, police said.
Nikki’s husband, Vipin Bhati, was arrested on Saturday.
Earlier in the day, Vipin was shot in the leg while fleeing custody, an officer said. “He was chased and apprehended after being shot in the leg,” the officer said.
Bhati, a native of Sirsa village under Kasna Police Station limits, was arrested the previous day. Nikki was cremated by her family members.
Nikki married Vipin in 2016 and the couple has a son.
(With inputs from agencies)
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