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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has refused reports that the execution of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya has been revoked. The nurse from Kerala has been awarded death penalty in a murder case.
On Monday (July 28, 2025), office of Sunni leader Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar claimed that the execution of Malayali nurse Nimisha Priya, who is on a death row for the alleged murder of Yemeni national Talal Abdo Mahdi, has been revoked by the Houthi militia in Yemeni capital Sanaa.
What is blood money and why Nimisha Priya’s life depends on It
What is blood money and why Nimisha Priya’s life depends on It
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The claim by Mr. Kanthapuram came days after the July 16 execution of Nimisha Priya was postponed indefinitely as Indian officials maintained that the option of blood money was being discussed with the family of Talal, who was allegedly killed by Nimisha Priya in 2017.
Who is Nimisha Priya and how did she end up on death row in Yemen?
A Kerala nurse faces execution in war-torn Yemen. Nimisha Priya moved to Yemen in 2008, chasing a better future. Years later, she’s on death row, accused of killing her former business partner, amid claims of abuse and desperation. Her family and activists are racing against time to save her, with just one hope left: a pardon from the victim’s family. But with no diplomatic ties between India and the Houthi regime, and delays in negotiations, the clock is ticking. Could she be executed soon? Nimisha Priya’s story is tragic, complex, and deeply painful, a tale of poverty, desperation, abuse, and a fatal mistake that may now cost her life.
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Published – July 29, 2025 09:04 am IST
