Hours after son Vipin Bhati was shot in the leg during an attempted escape from custody, the mother-in-law of a woman, who was set ablaze in Greater Noida over a dowry demand of Rs 36 lakh, was arrested on Sunday, The victim's husband, Vipin Bhati, was also nabbed.
Confirming the arrest, the DCP, Greater Noida, said, “One more accused has been arrested in the murder case. The deceased's mother in-law has also been arrested". Earlier today, Bhati was being escorted for a routine medical check around 1.30 pm when he tried to flee, according to the Gautam Buddh Nagar Police PRO."He was chased and apprehended after being shot in the leg," the officer said. Bhati's mother, Dayavati (55), was arrested by the Kasna police team from near a private hospital, the PRO said.
Bhati, a native of Sirsa village under Kasna Police Station limits, was arrested on Saturday after a disturbing video surfaced on social media showing him and another woman assaulting his wife, Nikki, and dragging her by the hair. Vipin Bhati, the main accused who killed his 28-year-old wife Nikki by assaulting and setting her on fire at home in Greater Noida, said he has "no remorse" for the act. Speaking from the hospital bed after he was shot in an encounter with police this afternoon, Vipin said he did not kill his wife and she "died on her own".
"I have no remorse. I haven't killed her. She died on her own. Husbands and wives often have fights...it is very common," he told news agency.Another clip showed Nikki, severely burnt, walking down a staircase before collapsing. She succumbed to burns while being taken to a hospital Thursday night.Nikki's elder sister, Kanchan, who is married in the same family, recorded a video of the attack and accused Bhati and his family members of killing her sister for dowry.
"We were beaten and tortured for days. They were demanding Rs 36 lakh. They hit her on the neck and head, threw acid, and set her on fire in front of her child," Kanchan told reporters. She said she, too, was assaulted when she tried to intervene.Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Sudhir Kumar had on Friday said that police got a call from Fortis Hospital informing them that a woman with burn injuries had been admitted and was referred to Safdarjung Hospital.
"Police immediately left for Safdarjung Hospital, but the woman succumbed to her injuries before the team could reach the hospital," he said. Kanchan said that their in-laws wanted her sister to go away so that Vipin could be remarried. "They slapped me. I was injured and unconscious the entire day." Nikki was cremated by her family members. Based on Kanchan's complaint, a case was registered against Nikki's husband, Bhati, and his family at Kasna Police Station. Nikki married Vipin in 2016 and the couple has a son.
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