Overview

• Greater Noida police arrested the victim’s father-in-law as the fourth suspect on Monday, following earlier arrests of the husband, mother-in-law and brother-in-law.
• Husband Vipin Bhati was injured by a police bullet while allegedly trying to flee custody and has been remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody.
• Investigators say Nikki, 28, was doused with a flammable liquid and set on fire at the family home on August 21, and she later died of burn injuries during transfer to Safdarjung Hospital.
• Viral clips reportedly filmed by sister Kanchan show Nikki being beaten and later on fire, and the couple’s six-year-old son told police, “they poured something on my mother… then set her ablaze with a lighter.”
• Police cite years of dowry demands of about ₹35–36 lakh as the motive, with reports of a dispute over reopening a beauty parlour and social media activity, as the NCW seeks a detailed action report and BNS murder and conspiracy charges stand registered.