Overview

• Noida Police on Monday arrested the victim’s brother-in-law, marking the third custody after the mother-in-law’s arrest on Sunday and the husband’s earlier detention.
• Police say husband Vipin Bhati was shot in the leg when he tried to snatch an officer’s pistol and flee during an evidence recovery; he has been remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody.
• An FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita cites sections for murder, voluntarily causing hurt, and criminal conspiracy, with the father-in-law still absconding.
• Authorities are examining whether years of alleged dowry harassment, including a demand of about ₹35–36 lakh, preceded the attack, drawing on videos and a statement from the couple’s young son.
• The victim, Nikki, died on August 21 while being moved from Fortis Hospital in Noida to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, and the National Commission for Women has sought a detailed action report within three days.