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Husband Arrested in Greater Noida Dowry Killing as Police Hunt In-Laws

A hospital alert followed by the sister's complaint triggered an FIR, prompting police to pursue the remaining accused.

The woman's in-laws started torturing her over dowry just six months after marriage.
The victim, who has been identified as Nikki, was married into a family in Greater Noida's Sirsa, reportedly in 2016.
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Overview

  • Nikki, 26, was allegedly beaten and set on fire at her home in Sirsa village on August 21 and died while being transferred from Fortis Greater Noida to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi.
  • Police registered an FIR at Kasana police station after receiving a Fortis memo and a complaint from the victim’s sister, and they have arrested the husband, Vipin.
  • The FIR also names the mother-in-law Daya, father-in-law Satveer, and brother-in-law Rohit, with special teams formed to locate and arrest them.
  • Family members allege years of dowry harassment beginning six months after the 2016 marriage, including demands for about ₹35–36 lakh and vehicles, affecting both sisters married into the same household.
  • Video from the incident circulated on social media shows the assault and aftermath, and a separate clip records the couple’s young son saying his father burned his mother with a lighter.