Greater Noida dowry killing: 'They slapped my mother, poured something on her and set her ablaze,’ says son
In a horrific incident, a woman was allegedly assaulted and set ablaze by her in-laws in front of her sister and son over the issue of dowry in Greater Noida.
The incident reportedly took place on Thursday night in Sirsa village, and videos of the harrowing incident have been doing the rounds on the Internet since then.
“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),” said the victim's son, aged around six, who witnessed the incident.
In one of the videos, a man and woman can be seen assaulting the victim, identified as Nikki, and dragging her out of the house by her hair. Another video shows the woman limping down the stairs after being set on fire.
The videos were reportedly shot by the victim’s elder sister, Kanchan, who was married to the same family.
Kanchan told the media that her sister was killed by her husband, Vipin, and her in-laws for not meeting their dowry demand of Rs 36 lakh.
"We were beaten and tortured for many days for dowry. They were demanding Rs 36 lakh in dowry. They carried out atrocities against my sister,” she was quoted as saying by PTI news agency.
“They hit her in her neck and head and threw acid on her. Our kids were also in the same house. I couldn't do anything. They tortured me as well," she said.
Based on a complaint filed by the victim’s family, Noida Police have arrested Nikki’s husband, while a search has been launched to nab others.
Husband alleges suicide
Meanwhile, in an Instagram post shared hours before his arrest, Nikki’s husband implied that she had died by suicide.
"Why didn't you tell me what had happened? Why did you leave me? Why did you do this? The world is calling me a killer, Nikki,” he wrote in the post with a melancholy song playing in the background.
“I am being wronged since you left,” he further said in the post.
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