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Nikki Bhati’s father has claimed she may have been under pressure to say her burn injuries were caused by a cylinder blast while cooking, amid suspicions in the dowry death case.
Nikki Bharti with husband Vipin Bhati (Images: Social Media)
As more details continue to emerge in the Noida dowry death case, the father of the deceased, Nikki Bhati, has asserted that her daughter may have been under pressure to say that she suffered burn injuries while cooking at home.
This comes after a memo from the private hospital in Greater Noida, where Nikki was rushed soon after the incident, cited “cylinder blast” as the reason for her burn injuries.
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Later, sources informed CNN-News18 that staff informed the police that Nikki had herself told them that she suffered burn injuries while she was cooking at home, and that there was a cylinder blast.
Reacting to the development, Nikki Bhati’s father said, “She could have been under pressure. I can’t understand why Nikki must have told the staff that she got burnt while cooking.”
Expressing faith in the judiciary, the deceased’s father further said, “The police will investigate the matter.”
“We have received a lot of support from the administration, and are hopeful that the accused will be punished,” he added.
On being asked whether he sees the episode as a murder, he said, “Whatever it is, I have lost my daughter, and the health of my second daughter (Kanchan) is also not good as she is under trauma.”
“I will never let her go back to the family,” Nikki’s father said.
The investigation into the suspected dowry death of Nikki Bhati took a new turn after the recovery of an inflammable substance from her room and the emergence of fresh video clips, prompting police to revisit the timeline of the August 21 incident.
News agency PTI quoted an officer as saying that the inflammable solution found in Nikki’s room was sent for forensic analysis.
Police are also collating and examining multiple short video clips, which are surfacing in the public domain in connection with the August 21 incident.
The new findings seem to mark a shift from earlier allegations that Nikki (26) was set on fire with a flammable liquid by her husband, Vipin Bhati, and his family.
Police will also re-examine the statement of Nikki’s sister, Kanchan, who shot a video of the alleged incident, lodged the FIR and claimed to have tried to intervene in the matter.
Kanchan is married to Nikki’s brother-in-law, Rohit Bhati.
Vipin, Rohit, Nikki’s father-in-law, Satyavir and mother-in-law, Daya, have been arrested for the alleged dowry murder in Greater Noida.
Vipin was shot in the leg on August 24 when he allegedly attempted to flee police custody.
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Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
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