New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- In a horrific incident, a woman was beaten up and set ablaze by her in-laws in Greater Noida, reported Hindustan Times, adding she later succumbed to her injuries.

The report, quoting the victim's sister, said that the woman was allegedly tortured by their in-laws for dowry. Victim's sister - married in the same family - also said that her in-laws had been demanding a sum of Rs.36 lakh.

The victim has been identified as Nikki who was married into a family in Greater Noida's Sirsa in 2016. But the victim's mother has said that she had been married for seven years.

Victim's sister alleged that her in-laws started torturing her over dowry just six months after marriage. She added that Nikki had been beaten up by her ...