NOIDA: A 26-year-old lady, allegedly tortured and set on hearth by her husband and in-laws over dowry eight years into her marriage, died after battling extreme burns for hours earlier this week in Larger Noida’s Sirsa village.Police stated her husband, Vipin, was taken into custody on Thursday, whereas her mother-in-law, father-in-law and brother-in-law, additionally accused within the case, stay on the run. Further DCP Sudhir Kumar stated the lady, Nikki, was admitted to Fortis Hospital with extreme burns on Aug 21 night earlier than being shifted to Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital, however died on the way in which. The case was registered after her sister, Kanchan, lodged a grievance.Each sisters had been married in 2016 to 2 brothers—Kanchan to Rohit, and Nikki to Vipin. Kanchan alleged her household had already gifted a Scorpio automobile and different valuables on the time of marriage, however the in-laws continued to demand Rs 36 lakh. One other automobile was later given, however the calls for persevered. “They tortured Nikki commonly, and after I tried to intervene, they beat me too—generally even in entrance of our youngsters,” Kanchan instructed police, including that she too has been harassed and assaulted by her in-laws for dowry.
She added that Vipin, who was unemployed and hooked on alcohol, continuously assaulted Nikki, typically inspired by his dad and mom. The couple’s disputes had been raised earlier than the native panchayat a number of instances, however the abuse continued. On Aug 21, Kanchan alleged, Vipin assaulted each sisters earlier than putting Nikki on the neck, inflicting her to break down. “He then poured an inflammable substance on her and set her ablaze,” she claimed.Movies of the alleged harassment, reviewed by police, present Nikki being crushed and dragged by her husband and mother-in-law as others regarded on. Nikki was rushed to the hospital by neighbours and her sister, however couldn’t survive the in depth burns. Police bought to know after they obtained a memo from a hospital a couple of lady being admitted with critical burn accidents. A homicide case was registered in opposition to Vipin, his brother Rohit, and their dad and mom, Daya and Satveer, beneath BNS sections 103(1) (homicide), 115(2) (voluntarily inflicting harm), and 61(2) (felony conspiracy). Cops stated dowry harassment fees beneath BNS Part 80 haven’t been added to the FIR but.”The opposite accused are absconding, and a number of groups have been deployed to arrest them,” Further DCP Kumar stated.