Fights between husband and wife are common: Greater Noida dowry case accused shows no remorse, says he didn't kill her

Vipin Bhati

Greater Noida dowry case accused Vipin Bhati has shown no remorse for killing his wife Nikki after he thrashed her and burnt her alive. In fact, when asked if he hit her, Bhati said that it is very common for a couple to have fights.

"I have no remorse. I haven't killed her. She died on her own. Husbands and wives often have fights...it is very common," he said, as quoted by ANI, before saying that he will not be speaking on the matter any further.

Meanwhile, Vipin was shot by the UP Police on the leg during an encounter on Sunday. According to officials, Bhati, who is the prime accused in burning his wife to death on Thursday over a Rs 36-lakh dowry demand, was trying to escape from police custody, following which he was shot in his leg. Later, Bhati was brought to the hospital for treatment.

#WATCH | Greater Noida: Accused of murdering his wife Nikki over dowry demands, Vipin Bhati says, "... I have no remorse. I haven't killed her. She died on her own. Husband and wife often have fights, it is very common..." pic.twitter.com/YrPFaYARuY

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On Sunday, in an interview with NDTV, Nikki's father, Bhikari Singh Payla,  demanded that the accused be shot dead in an encounter and their house be razed as punishment for the murder of his daughter.

Demanding punishment for his daughter’s killers, Payla told NDTV, “They are killers, they should be shot, their home razed. My daughter was bringing up her son by running a parlour. They tortured her. The whole family was involved in the conspiracy, and they killed my daughter."

Meanwhile, horrifying videos emerged on social media, showing, Nikki, while she was set on fire, walking down the stairs. She was set ablaze in front of her son, who later confirmed that something was poured onto her before she was set on fire using a lighter.

“We gave them everything, even a top model Scorpio car, yet they killed my sister,” said Rohit, brother of Nikki. Speaking to News18, Rohit said all demands were met during Nikki’s marriage to Vipin in 2016. “We had gifted a top model of the Scorpio car at the wedding, along with all the daily-use items,” he said.