Womanโ Dies โขof Burns in Greater Noida, In-Laws Accused of Dowry Harassment and Murder
Greater noida, Uttar Pradeshโ – โฃA woman has died from severe burn injuries in Greater Noida, wiht her family โคalleging she was set on fire by her in-laws โafter years of โขdowry harassment. Police have arrested the victim’s husband and are โฃsearching for othre family members.
The victim, โidentified as Nikki, was married in 2016 to a man in โฃSirsa, Greater Noida, though her mother states she had been married for seven years. According โto Nikki’s sister, the โharassment began just six months after the marriage, escalating to physical abuse. She alleges Nikki was beaten on Thursday night and then deliberately set ablaze in โfront of her son.
Police registered a case โคat the Kasana โขpoliceโค station following the sister’s โcomplaint, naming the victim’s husbandโ and his family as suspects.Greater Noida ADCP Sudhir Kumar confirmed the arrest of Vipin, the husband,โ stating,โค “Teams have been formed to arrest others.”
A memo received from Fortis hospital indicated a woman with burnโ injuriesโ had been admitted and later referred to Safdarjung Hospital. However, Kumar statedโฃ Nikkiโฃ diedโ enโข route to theโฃ hospital. โฃA post-mortem was conducted, and the family cremated her remains.The victim’s mother told ANI that the in-laws had demanded vehicles and cash as dowry, and that her daughterโฃ was regularly abused by โฃher husband and hisโฃ family. She โขstated the in-laws had been demanding a sum of โน36 lakh.
The incident is also โprompting scrutiny of a local school, though the connection to the case is currently unclear. Authorities noted the schoolโ management failedโค to inform theโ District Education Officer โค(DEO) about an earlier incident involving a student andโฃ did not respond to a notice issued on โAugust 19 regarding that matter. A notice from the DEO cited “serious negligence and callous approach” and noted โขan FIR had been registeredโข against the principal and others for negligence in a separate incident.