Updated on: Aug 24, 2025 03:57 pm IST
“Right from when they got married in 2016, we gave them almost everything they demanded,” Nikki’s mother told reporters
The family of Nikki Bhati, who was allegedly murdered by her husband Vipin and his family last week after years of torture over dowry, had given him several expensive gifts over the years. “Right from when they got married in 2016, we gave them almost everything they demanded,” Nikki’s mother told reporters on Sunday.
“At the time of marriage, they demanded a Scorpio (SUV), while we said we could only afford two Swift Dzire cars. They said they wanted both things,” the mother said, speaking to PTI.
“Eventually we gave them the Scorpio and 30 tola of gold,” she said. A tola is 10 grams.
Bhati was allegedly assaulted, dragged by her hair, before her husband and in-laws set her ablaze last Thursday in front of her sister and son in Greater Noida. She succumbed to her injuries on the way to a hospital in Delhi.
The police have arrested her husband, while a hunt to nab others is underway.
Two videos of the horrifying incident also surfaced on social media showing the horrifying incident. The videos, shot by the sister, who was married in the same family, showed the husband and the in-laws beating the victim and dragging her out of the house by her hair.
The other video showed the woman, set ablaze, limping down the stairs after being set on fire.
The incident unfolded in front of the minor son, who said that the family poured “something” on her before setting her on fire using a lighter.
“Meri mumma ke upar kuch dala, fir unko chanta mara fir lighter se aag laga di. (they poured something on my mother, slapped her and set her ablaze using a lighter),” the victim’s son (aged around six) said.
