New Delhi: In Greater Noida, a woman's in-laws are accused of assaulting her, dragging her by her hair, and setting her on fire in front of her sister and son. Her spouse has been arrested, and an investigation is underway to find others, police said on Saturday.
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), stated the victim's son (about six years old), who witnessed the incident on Thursday night.
Two videos of the horrifying incident are making rounds on the internet. In one of the videos, a man and woman can be seen assaulting the victim and dragging her out of the house by her hair. The other video shows the woman limping down the stairs after being set on fire.
Kanchan, the elder sister of the victim identified as Nikki (in her mid-30s), who was married in the same family had captured the video of the incident that occurred in Sirsa village, under the limits of Kasna Police Station in Greater Noida, they said, PTI reported.
While addressing the media, Kanchan claimed that her younger sister was killed by her husband, Vipin, and her in-laws for not meeting their dowry demand of Rs 36 lakhs.
On Thursday night, she was badly beaten up and set on fire by them, claimed Kanchan, who is married to Vipin's brother.
"We were beaten and tortured for the last many days for dowry. They were demanding Rs 36 lakh in dowry. They carried out atrocities against my sister.
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," said weeping Kanchan while holding her sister's son in her arms.
Greater Noida Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP) Sudhir Kumar said, "On August 21, we received a call from Fortis Hospital informing us that a woman with burn injuries had been admitted and was referred to Safdarjung Hospital. Police immediately left for Safdarjung Hospital, but the woman succumbed to her injuries before the team could reach the hospital."
Kanchan further said that their in-laws wanted her sister to go away so that Vipin can be remarried. They slapped me. I was injured and unconscious the entire day.
The Additional DCP said that a case has been registered and the post-mortem was conducted.
The family performed the last rites of the woman. Based on a complaint filed by the victim's sister, a case was registered against the victim's husband and his family at Kasna Police Station," he added.
"Vipin has been arrested and teams have been formed to apprehend the remaining accused. They will be arrested soon," the officer said.
Nikki was married to Vipin in 2016 and the couple has a son.