Overview

• Police said Vipin Bhati was shot in the leg after he allegedly tried to flee custody during a recovery operation and has been taken to a hospital.
• Before the shooting, Bhati told reporters he had “no remorse” and claimed his wife Nikki “died on her own,” statements at odds with the murder case.
• An FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita lists Sections 103 (murder), 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) and 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt) against Bhati and three in‑laws.
• The mother‑in‑law Daya, father‑in‑law Satyaveer and brother‑in‑law Rohit remain absconding as multiple police teams work to trace them.
• Videos recorded by Nikki’s sister show assault and the victim moving while on fire, and the couple’s young son said a lighter was used; Nikki died en route from Fortis Noida to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi.