Overview

• Police are verifying a shop CCTV clip that appears to show Vipin Bhati outside his Sirsa home around 5:42–5:47 pm against a family video time-stamped near 5:45 pm that is cited as evidence of the attack.
• Vipin, his parents Daya and Satveer, and brother Rohit have been arrested; Vipin is in 14-day judicial custody after being shot in the leg during a police operation, officials said.
• Fortis Hospital’s initial medico-legal entry noted a reported “cylinder blast,” yet investigators say no blast evidence was found at the scene and they recovered a thinner bottle and a lighter.
• Investigators and neighbors point to recurring disputes over Nikki’s beauty parlour and Instagram makeover reels, a planned solo vacation by Vipin, and a prior affair-related incident that led to a 2024 assault FIR.
• Nikki’s family alleges a ₹36 lakh dowry demand and says her seven-year-old son witnessed liquid being poured before she was set ablaze, while Vipin denies the allegations and claims she died by suicide.