Indian nurse Nimisha Priya's death sentence ‘cancelled' in Yemen, says Indian Grand Mufti Musliyar's office
According to the statement issued by the Indian Grand Mufti's office, the decision to overturn Nimisha Priya's death sentence was taken after a high-level meeting held in Yemen's capital Sanaa, wherein it was reportedly decided that her execution would be 'completely cancelled' which was earlier temporarily suspended.
On the case of Nimisha Priya, an Indian national facing the death penalty in a murder case in Yemen, Indian Grand Mufti, Kanthapuram AP Abubakker Muslaiyar's office says, 'The death sentence of Nimisha Priya, which was previously suspended, has been overturned. A high-level… pic.twitter.com/jhNCG7CP3m
— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2025
The 37-year-old Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who belongs to Kerala, was originally scheduled to be executed on July 16 by the Yemen authorities but the death sentence was temporarily halted a day earlier amid the intervention of the Indian government, after it requested the Yemen administration to seek more time for the family to reach a mutually agreeable solution with the other party.
The statement issued by the Indian Grand Mufti, Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliyar's office said, 'The death sentence of Nimisha Priya, which was previously suspended, has been overturned. A high-level meeting held in Sanaa decided to completely cancel the death sentence that was temporarily suspended earlier.'
The Ministry of External Affairs, on July 17, had said that it was actively working to support and provide all possible assistance to Nimisha Priya in Yemen. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, during a press briefing, had said that the ministry had appointed a lawyer to assist nurse Priya's family to aid in the legal procedures in Yemen.
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