NRP Desk
Lucknow: Amid massive outrage over the death of 28-year-old Nikki Bhati in Noida over alleged dowry demands, police has now revealed what led to the fight that later escalated into the woman’s husband Vipin setting her on fire. According to police, on the afternoon of August 21, the day Nikki was killed, the couple had an argument about her wanting to reopen a beauty parlour with her sister Kanchan. Vipin opposed to the plan, to which Nikki stood undeterred, saying no one could stop her. “Around 3.30pm, Nikki told Vipin that she and her sister would reopen the parlour. When he refused, Nikki said that no one could stop them from reopening, which Bhati opposed,” Kasna station house officer Dharmendra Shukla said. Vipin told Nikki that posting reels and running a parlour were “not allowed” in his family, following which the issue escalated and he started assaulting her, cops said. Around two hours later, Nikki’s brother got a call from Kanchan saying Nikki had been set on fire. “We were informed by my sister Kanchan Bhati around 5.30 pm that she was burned alive by her husband Vipin Bhati following a dowry dispute. Kanchan and her in-laws (Vipin’s parents) rushed her from hospital to hospital, as Vipin fled the spot after the incident,” Nikki’s brother Rohit Gurjar said. Nikki and Kanchan together ran channels on Instagram and YouTube to promote their parlour, and the one on Instagram had 54,500 followers.
