Rajat Sharma, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of India TV.
Delhi-NCR brought heartbreaking news. It is discussed all over the country. A girl was burnt to death in the name of dowry. There was a lot of oppression on the daughter in the in -laws. At a young age, he died suffering.
Whoever saw the video of the burning girl, her tears came out. Whoever saw pictures of her husband while fighting, her blood boiled. Whoever heard the girl’s innocent son saying that Papa slapped the mother, then put something on them and took out the lighter from the pocket and set it on fire. His hair stood up.
The girl’s family alleges that the in-laws beat up the daughter for dowry and then burnt to death. The police registered a case. The girl’s husband, Jeth and mother-in-law were arrested.
But this is not just a matter of dowry. This is not just a case of murder of an innocent daughter. This is a stigma on our society. This is the fire, whose heat is feeling the whole country.
You will be surprised to know that the girl’s family is not poor, not illiterate, the in -laws are also financially strong. The girl’s sister was also married in this house. A lot of dowry was given. Both sisters were also beaten up several times before. The relatives had complained to the panchayat. The daughter returned home. The panchayat, the society, put pressure on the parents and then sent it to the in-laws. He claimed that everything would be alright after the panchayat. The daughter’s house should not be broken. But today the daughter’s life was broken.
There is another aspect of this case. The in -laws say that they did not kill the daughter -in -law, the girl herself set fire. The matter was not of dowry. The daughter -in -law used to put videos on social media, insisted on running a beauty parlor, so there were quarrels. But will any girl set herself on fire with small quarrels?
The daughter who died in Greater Noida is named Nikki. Nikki and her elder sister Kanchan were married to two real brothers Vipin Bhati and Rohit Bhati in Greater Noida in 2016. The allegation is that after marriage with the two sisters in the in -laws, the excesses started, the demand for dowry started, the daughters -in -law started fighting for dowry.
In the same year, the father of the girls brought the daughters back from the in -laws as the daughters were beaten up badly. After this there was a panchayat. Relatives explained to both sides, instructed the in -laws, then the father sent the daughters to the in -laws and this was the biggest mistake.
Nikki’s father Bhikhari Singh Payla said that he gave more dowry, gave jewelry, Scorpio vehicle in the daughters’ marriage. Then the daughter gave birth to the child and gave a bike. Nikki’s father said that even after this, the in -laws were not filled with heart, so Rs 35 lakh or Mercedes car was demanded. If this demand was not met, then the daughters started fighting daily. Nikki’s father said that if he had not accepted the decision of the panchayat, the daughters had not been sent to the in -laws, then his daughter would have been alive today.
The video that came out after Nikki’s death is disturbing. Nikki’s elder sister Kanchan posted a video on social media in which Nikki is seen beating her husband Vipin. Nikki’s mother -in -law is also seen in this video.
Nikki’s family members allege that the in -laws were demanding a Mercedes car. Nikki’s father has a property job, gets the cab run, he bought Mercedes a few days ago. Kanchan and Nikki built some reels with this new car. After watching the reels, Nikki’s in -laws started demanding Mercedes.
Although some people say that Nikki and Kanchan used to run beauty parlors, were quite active on social media, made reels, uploaded on Instagram. This was not liked by the in -laws, that’s why there were quarrels in the house. Both Nikki and Kanchan had an account on Instagram. Nikki’s account was private while Kanchan has made her account public in the name of beauty parlor. He has more than 55 thousand followers.
Both sisters used to make regular reel, sometimes in beauty parlor, sometimes with trains. Rohit and Vipin Bhati did not like the fact that their wives make reel. There was a fight in the house several times over this matter. Even after Nikki’s death, elder sister Kanchan has uploaded several reels on Instagram. In a reel, Nikki’s son is saying that Papa burnt the mother.
Based on the FIR lodged by Nikki’s family, the police have arrested Nikki’s husband Vipin, Jeth Rohit, her mother -in -law’s father -in -law. The court has sent all these to 14 days judicial custody. The police is now investigating this case with every angle, gathering evidence.
The question is not whether this matter is only of dowry or there was a fight over making reels. The bitter truth is that a daughter was oppressed. He was either burnt to death or forced to burn.
If a single daughter is tortured about dowry, then it is a curse. Because all efforts were made to stop dowry, strict laws were made, religious leaders preached, leaders explained, social reformers campaigned, but obviously this canker was not good. This wound is still deep today.
There is also a painful truth that all such cases do not come up. Many times the family suppresses. Sometimes society curtains it. Sometimes the honor of the daughter is cited, sometimes it becomes a question of caste reputation.
The same happened in the case of Noida. The panchayat put the curtain. There is also one thing that the law made by 498-A in the name of dowry was also fiercely misused. The condition was that the judiciary lost faith in the complaints in such cases. All these things should be taken care of while investigating in the case of Noida’s daughter.
Supreme Court rebuked on the shameless of influencers
The Supreme Court has clearly stated that no one can be allowed to make fun in the name of freedom of expression. In the comedy show India’s Got Latent, influencers who made fun of the disabled and serious illness, time Raina, Vipul Goyal, Balraj Ghai, Sonali Thakkar and Nishant Tanwar reprimanded the Supreme Court, saying that the Supreme Court said that you people use the commercial use of comedy, then you can not earn money from this, then you can not take money of expression.
A bench of Justice Suryakant and Justice Jayamalya Bagchi told all the 5 accused, including Raina, they would have to publicly apologize unconditionally for this act and all of them would be fined for this act.
The court said that if it was ignored to make fun of the differently abled in the name of freedom of expression, then this can happen to women, children and the elderly or any other weak sections of the society tomorrow.
Time Raina and the remaining 4 comedians mocked a child victim of Spinal Muscular Atrophy in their show India’s Got Latent. The child’s parents were collecting funds to treat the child. 16 crore rupees were required to treat the child. The parents were appealing to the people for help, but in their show, Raina said that even if the parents of the child get 16 crores, will they get treatment? Maybe the child dies.
Raina and other comedians made fun of Spinal Muscular Atrophy while saying this on the show. The audience present in the show also laughed. An application was filed in the Supreme Court against Raina, Vipul Goyal, Balraj Ghai, Sonali Thakkar and Nishant Tanwar against this act in the comedy show.
The Supreme Court said that the freedom to speak for someone for its business interest cannot be considered at all. No weaker sections should be insulted in the name of freedom of speech. For this, all comedians apologize in your show and upload the video of it on your YouTube channel.
The Supreme Court asked the Central Government to insult the disabled, women, children and the elderly, made guidelines to stop those who make fun of them. The news broadcaster Standard Authority NBSA has been asked to consult the direction. NBSA is an independent institution, whose rules apply to news channels.
Retired Judge Justice Arjun Sikri of the Supreme Court is its president. The court said that the guidelines for YouTubers should not be a Knee JERK reaction of just one incident. These guidelines should be so effective that we can deal with the challenges faced in the future. (Rajat Sharma)
See: ‘Today’s talk with Rajat Sharma’ full episode of August 25, 2025
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