New Delhi: The Indian government has dismissed as “false” the recent claims made by Grand Mufti of India, Kanthapuram AP Abubakar Musaliar, regarding the alleged overturning of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya’s death sentence in Yemen.
Sources in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the government has not received any official communication from Yemeni authorities supporting the Grand Mufti’s statement and has rejected his claim.
In a statement issued on Monday, the Grand Mufti had said that Nimisha Priya’s death sentence had been completely overturned in Yemen. However, he also acknowledged that his office had not yet received any official written confirmation from Yemeni officials.
Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse, was convicted of murder in Yemen and faces capital punishment. Her case has drawn significant attention from human rights activists and Indian diaspora groups seeking her release or sentence reduction.