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In the latest development in the brutal murder of 26-year-old Nikki Bhati, the violent past of the husband has been reopened. According to reports, Vipin Bhati was already named in a 2024 case of assault and exploitation filed by another woman. Interestingly, Nikki was also involved in that episode.
On August 21, Nikki was beaten, doused with a flammable substance and set on fire inside her home in Greater Noida’s Sirsa village. She died en route to Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital after sustaining 70 per cent burns.
Her husband Vipin, his mother Daya, father Satveer, and brother Rohit have all been arrested. Vipin was shot while trying to escape police custody.
What was the case?
A woman had registered an FIR at Jarcha Police Station in Greater Noida in October 2024, accusing Vipin of assault and exploitation. According to sources, despite being married to Nikki, Vipin was then in a relationship with the complainant. However, things went out of hand when Nikki and her sister caught Vipin and the woman ‘red-handed’. In an attempt to prove his innocence, Vipin allegedly beat the woman, after which she filed an FIR against him.
What the villagers said?
Meanwhile, neighbours in Sirsa village claimed that the family was also embroiled in domestic disputes over Nikki and her sister’s social media activities. Both sisters reportedly ran a beauty parlour from their home and were active on Instagram, posting makeover reels that their husbands, Vipin and Rohit, objected to. “They both used to make reels related to the makeover and would share them on social media. But both Rohit and Vipin did not like it and used to object,” a neighbour said.
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