Nikki, a resident of Greater Noida’s Sirsa village, was brutally murdered by her husband, Vipin Bhati, on Thursday (August 21, 2025). Horrifying footage showed her being thrashed by him and another woman before being set on fire. She was initially taken to Noida’s Fortis Hospital but later died on her way to Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital. The deeply disturbing incident has sent shockwaves across the entire nation.
Police arrested Nikki’s husband and registered a case against her in-laws. As per the latest update, Vipin Bhati was taken to the hospital for treatment after he was shot in the leg during an encounter with the police today. On being asked if he had any regrets for killing his wife, he told ANI, “I have no remorse. I haven’t killed her. She died on her own. Husbands and wives often have fights; it is very common…”
#WATCH | Greater Noida: Accused of murdering his wife Nikki over dowry demands, Vipin Bhati says, "… I have no remorse. I haven't killed her. She died on her own. Husband and wife often have fights, it is very common…" pic.twitter.com/YrPFaYARuY
— ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2025
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Nikki was brutally killed over dowry demands, nine years after her marriage to husband Vipin Bhati in 2016. The victim’s elder sister, Kanchan, who is married into the same family, filed a police complaint against her in-laws following the incident. She accused them of thrashing her sister and torturing them both for a dowry of Rs 36 lakh just six months after Nikki’s marriage.
Videos circulating on social media showed Vipin, who was shirtless, with another woman pulling the victim by her hair. Blood could be seen on his stomach and back as he beat her up. In other video clips, Nikki was seen walking down the stairs and sitting on the floor while on fire. Burn injuries were clearly visible in the heart-wrenching footage.
Nikki’s father, Bhikari Singh Payla, has demanded that Vipin and his mother be shot in an encounter. He told NDTV, “They are killers, they should be shot, their home razed. My daughter was bringing up her son by running a parlour. They tortured her. The whole family was involved in the conspiracy, and they killed my daughter.”
