The death sentence of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya has been completely overturned by authorities in Yemen, according to a statement from the office of the Grand Mufti of India, Kanthapuram AP Abubakar Musliyar.“The death sentence of Nimisha Priya, which was previously suspended, has been overturned,” the office said in a statement. “A high-level meeting held in Sanaa decided to completely cancel the death sentence that was temporarily suspended earlier,” Musliyar’s office said.
However, the Grand Mufti’s office noted that it has not yet received official written confirmation from the Yemeni government, and the Union Ministry of External Affairs is also yet to confirm the development.