Overview

• Police and local media report that Nikki, about 28, died after being doused with petrol and set ablaze inside her in-laws’ home in Sirsa village, Greater Noida.
• A video circulating online shows her engulfed in flames while descending a stairwell, which relatives say was recorded during the incident.
• Family members protested outside Kasna Police Station demanding action, after which a case was registered and multiple investigative teams were constituted.
• The accused include her husband, identified as Vipin Bhati, and her mother-in-law, with coverage describing prior dowry-related harassment after a 2016 marriage.
• Reports also carry unverified claims about the husband's alcohol use and an alleged extramarital court marriage, and no arrests had been announced at the time of reporting.