Sanaa: Sanaa: The office of the Indian Grand Mufti, Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobakr Musliyar, has announced that the death sentence of Nimisha Priya—an Indian national imprisoned in Yemen—has been cancelled. According to the statement, the sentence, which had earlier been temporarily postponed, has now been officially revoked following a high-level meeting in Sanaa. However, the Union Ministry of External Affairs has yet to confirm the development.

The decision was reportedly taken during mediation talks involving a delegation of Yemeni scholars appointed by Sheikh Umar Hafiz Thangal at the request of the Indian Grand Mufti, along with the rulers of Northern Yemen and international diplomatic representatives.

Kanthapuram’s office stated that further decisions—including negotiations with the family of the deceased, Talal—will be made through continued discussions. These follow-up matters remain crucial to fully resolving the case.

Nimisha Priya’s execution, originally scheduled for 16 July, had been temporarily halted after the intervention of Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobakr Musliyar. At that time, he had also called for diplomatic representatives appointed by the Indian government to participate in the next phase of negotiations. However, the central government had previously rejected that proposal.