Greater Noida dowry case: Police limit scope of probe into death of 26-year-old
Nikki died on August 21 after suffering burn injuries. Her father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law Rohit, and husband Vipin have since been arrested
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Nikki Bhati (right) with her sister Kanchan. (Photo: Instagram)Police in Greater Noida said Saturday they will focus their investigation only on evidence directly connected to the death of 26-year-old Nikki Bhati, who was allegedly set on fire at her in-laws’ home in Sirsa village.
Nikki died on August 21 after suffering burn injuries. Her father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law Rohit, and husband Vipin have since been arrested following a complaint filed by Bhati’s sister, Kanchan, who is married to Rohit.
“We are probing the cause of her death and a general diary is being maintained. Whatever is relevant to the probe will be recorded,” Sudheer Kumar, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Greater Noida, told The Indian Express.
The police confirmed that the main accused, Vipin Bhati, 30, had previously been booked in 2024 for allegedly assaulting another woman. The offence was bailable, and a charge sheet was filed in court.
Meanwhile, Nikki’s sister-in-law Meenakshi alleged that she too had faced abuse in the family. Married to Rohit since 2016, Meenakshi said she was “not allowed to keep a phone” or speak to anyone, and accused her husband, mother-in-law, Nikki, and Kanchan of physical assault and humiliation over dowry. She said a complaint she filed in 2020 was settled after a decision by the local panchayat.
The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Arvind Kumar, declined to provide details. “We are working on it and we do not want to divulge any details regarding the case,” he said.
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