Overview
- Uttar Pradesh Police said on August 25 that Nikki’s husband, mother‑in‑law, father‑in‑law and brother‑in‑law are all in custody, completing the arrests in the case.
- Prime accused Vipin Bhati was shot in the leg after allegedly trying to flee during police custody and has been placed in 14‑day judicial custody.
- An FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita’s sections for murder (103), voluntarily causing hurt [115(2)] and criminal conspiracy [61(2)] was registered at Kasna police station.
- Nikki suffered fatal burns on August 21 in Sirsa village and died while being moved from Noida’s Fortis Hospital to Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital, according to police.
- NCW took suo motu cognisance and asked the Uttar Pradesh DGP for a detailed report, as police examine videos recorded by sister Kanchan and a statement from the young son; local protests have called for strict punishment.