Amid the ongoing controversy over the dowry death in Greater Noida, officials on Sunday said that Nikki Bhati, who was allegedly murdered by her husband, died due to burns in a gas cylinder explosion at home. Officials said that the statements came from doctors and nurses of the private hospital where she was first admitted, reported PTI.

According to a memo from the hospital where Bhati was taken to on August 21, she had "suffered severe burns in a gas cylinder explosion at home." The memo also highlighted that Bhati was brought there in a critical condition by a cousin of her husband, Vipin.

Addressing more on the development, one of the police officers said, "The statement of the doctors and nurses who were present at the time of her admission has been recorded. Nikki told them that she sustained burn injuries due to a blast in a gas cylinder."