Overview

• Greater Noida police said all four primary accused — husband Vipin Bhati, his mother Daya, father Satveer/Satyavir, and brother Rohit — are in custody, with the father and brother arrested on Monday.
• A police-cited post-mortem notes 80% burns, and officers are reviewing CCTV, hospital footage, and witness statements as part of the ongoing investigation.
• The seven-year-old son has told family he saw something poured on his mother before she was set ablaze and continues to repeat, “They burnt my mother,” according to his grandfather.
• Relatives allege a ₹36 lakh dowry demand and say a dispute on August 21 followed claims that Vipin planned a vacation without Nikki and was involved with another woman.
• CCTV circulating shows Vipin carrying Nikki into Fortis Hospital, Vipin has claimed suicide, and police said he was shot in the leg on Sunday before being sent to 14-day judicial custody.