Claims of Nimisha Priya’s Release Are Unconfirmed Official Information Awaited

News India Live, Digital Desk: A news associated with Kerala’s nurse Nimisha Priya, who has been sentenced to death in Yemen, caught up on Tuesday when Yemen’s Grand Mufti allegedly announced that blood money has been accepted and his release efforts are on. However, sources associated with India’s Foreign Ministry Mea have immediately dismissed these claims.

According to Foreign Ministry officials, they have not received any official confirmation or formal request in this regard from the Yemen government or the judicial system there. Mea sources say that the blood money process is quite complex, in which not only the victim’s family has to give their consent, but it should also be certified through the Yemeni Court, and it is mandatory to include the Government of India in this entire process. Until these formalities are completed, any claim will be considered unofficial.

At present, the death sentence of Nimisha Priya has been upheld by the Supreme Court of Yemen. A source in the ministry said that until the victim’s family comes to India formally, no new information can be given until the legal processes are completed and the legal processes are not completed. He also clarified that even though Grand Mufti’s comments have come in the media, India has not received any official instructions in this regard from the Yemeni courts or government channels.

The case is in the year 2017 when Nimisha Priya was convicted of killing Yamani citizen Talal Abdo Mahdi. It was alleged that Nimisha gave a intoxicating substance to Talal for fear of sexual harassment and then killed him and tried to hide the body. Nimisha had claimed that Talal was constantly harassing her.

Recently, Nimisha’s mother and daughter met Talal’s family, and some reports stated that blood money could be compromised to some extent. However, it is not clear to what extent that possible agreement has progressed in the Yemeni justice system. India’s emphasis is to move forward only by following the legal structure of Yemen and the international diplomatic protocol to find a permanent and legitimate solution to the case of Nimisha.