They wanted more money, Mercedes: Kin of Noida dowry victim

Noida: Their demands were increasing day by day... and they had started asking for Rs 36 lakh in dowry from us," said the father of 26-year-old Nikki, who was allegedly tortured and set ablaze by her in-laws in Greater Noida. The family recalled a nine-year-long "torture" Nikki and her sister Kan chan (29) went through -- frequent fights, assault, demands of more money and expensive cars.

Demanding strict action against the family, the father Bhikahri Singh said, "An encounter should be done. This is Baba's (Yogi Adityanath) government, their house should also be bulldozed. If not, we will sit on hunger strike." In 2016, both sisters were married in the same family, Nikki to Vipin Bhati and Kanchan to Rohit Bhati.

"At the wedding, they demanded a Scorpio car. We gave them, and again they demanded a Bullet motorcycle, which also we gave. Their demands were increasing day by day. And after that they began de manding Rs 36 lakh from us," he added. "Both brother don't work.

Since marriage, they kept asking for money, some times they said give us your Mercedes, they asked for our Scorpio. I helped my daughter to open her own beauty parlour as Vipin had no work. He then started stealing money from the parlour," Singh told PTI Videos.

While Vipin was arrested on Saturday, his mother was nabbed earlier today. He claimed that many times a panchayat was organised to settle the dispute. Pointing to a Mercedes parked outside Bhikahri Singh's house, another relative told PTI Videos, "Vipin had been demanding this car for over a year.

He said either give the Mercedes or Rs 60 lakh." Nikki's mother said, "We told them we can only give Swift Dzire, still we gave the Scorpio and 30 tola gold (approximately 350 gram) at the wedding."

"When my daughters had children, we gave a motorcycle and 11 tola gold, they still tortured them. When we brought them back home, they held a panchayat, pleaded us for their return.... still the abuse continued." (PTI)