MEA denies Grand Muftis claim of Nimisha Priyas execution being cancelled
Nimisha's 13-year-old daughter, Mishel, and her husband had appealed to the Yemeni government for the woman's release. Mishel had travelled to Yemen to join Global Peace Initiative founder and evangelist Dr KA Paul in appealing to the Yemeni government for Priya's release.
New Delhi : Hours after the office of Kanthapuram Aboobacker Musliyar informed regarding the cancellation of execution of Nimisha Priya, the central government has refuted the claims made by ‘Grand Mufti of India’
Centre terms the information as "inaccurate", sources said on July 29.
The Grand Mufti claimed in a statement on Monday that the death sentence of Indian national Nimisha Priya has been completely overturned in Yemen. It had, however, added that it has yet to receive an official written communication from the Yemeni authorities.
Nimisha Priya, a 37-year-old nurse from Kerala, was convicted of killing a Yemeni national named Mahdi in 2017 and was sentenced to death in 2018. Nimisha Priya was scheduled to be executed on July 16 this year; however, it was postponed.
"Information being shared by certain individuals on the Nimisha Priya case is inaccurate," MEA sources said today.
Nimisha's 13-year-old daughter, Mishel, and her husband had appealed to the Yemeni government for the woman’s release. Mishel had travelled to Yemen to join Global Peace Initiative founder and evangelist Dr KA Paul in appealing to the Yemeni government for Priya’s release.