New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- According to reports, Noida Police open fired at Vipin Bhat, the main accused in the Greater Noida dowry murder case, as he tried to flee after his arrest.

Vipin was reportedly shot in the leg.

Vipin Bhati is accused of setting his wife Nikki on fire over dowry demands in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida.

The man reportedly tried to run away from custody when police shot at his legs.

Nikki's sister Kanchan, who witnessed the crime, accused Nikki's husband and her in-laws of years of abuse and harassment.

Nikki and Vipin had tied the knot in 2016.

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