Indian Nurse Nimisha Priya's Death Sentence Overturned, Says Grand Mufti Of India Musliyar's Office
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In a major development in the Nimisha Priya case, her death sentence has now been completely overturned, according to a statement from the office of 'Grand Mufti of India" Kanthapuram AP Abubakar Musliyar. However, the office added that it has yet to receive official written communication from Yemeni authorities.The 37-year-old nurse from Kerala was scheduled to be executed on July 16 for killing her business partner in Yemen, but it was postponed. n18oc_indian18oc_worldn18oc_breaking-newsNews18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube
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