Nikki's parents hand over body to in-laws on their request for 'family pride'

THE last rites of 28-year-old Nikki Bhati, the victim in the alleged Greater Noida dowry death case, were conducted by her in-laws, who are accused of setting her afire, after their request was "reluctantly" accepted by Nikki's family.

- NAMITA BAJPAI @Lucknow

The victim's family agreed to give Nikki Bhati's body to her in-laws on the insistence of her sister Kanchan, who is married to accused Vipin Bhati's brother Rohit Bhati.

As per the Nikki Bhati's family sources, when her body was taken to her parental home in Dadri, her in-laws repeatedly requested that they be allowed to conduct the last rites. It was their last wish and after initial hesitation, the victim's family agreed.