Scorpio, Bike, Gold: UP Family Gave Huge Dowry. In-Laws Wanted 36 Lakh More

A Scorpio SUV, a Royal Enfield bike, cash and gold -- Nikki's family had gifted all they could to her husband, Vipin Bhati, during the couple's wedding in 2016. But all of this could not satiate the Bhatis' greed and they asked for more dowry. And when Nikki could not arrange for Rs 36 lakh as demanded, she was brutally assaulted and set on fire, allegedly by her husband and mother-in-law Daya. Nikki and her sister Kanchan, who is married to Vipin's brother Rohit, ran a salon. But Vipin and his family did not like this, it is learnt. He was also against her posting reels on Instagram, and this led to regular arguments at home. Vipin and his family had also been demanding more dowry despite Nikki's father gifting him a Scorpio SUV, a Royal Enfield bike, gold, and cash. On Thursday, the argument snowballed into assault and Vipin and his mother, Daya, allegedly set Nikki on fire. She burned alive in front of her seven-year-old son and sister, Kanchan.