Kerala Nurse Case: Nimisha Priya Sentenced to Death in Yemen
Kerala Nurse Case: Indian nurse Nimisha Priya has been sentenced to death in the case of the murder of a Yemeni youth. Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi has approved it. Nimisha will be plead in a month. Now the government of India has reinforced its attempt to pardon Nimisha. Let us know Why an Indian Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya was sentenced to death in Yemen, and what will happen next.
Why was Nimisha Priya Sentenced to Death in Yemen?
According to reports in Yemeni media, Nimisha Priya, a native of Kollengode in Palakkad who was married to Tommy Thomas of Kerala and had a daughter, moved to Yemen in 2011. There Nimisha opened a clinic in partnership with Yemeni national Talal Abdo Mahdi. Nimisha Priya said that Yemeni youth Mahdi forged her documents and claimed to be her husband while subjecting her to physical and emotional abuse. She also reported that Mahedi harassed her and snatched her passport.
Yemeni National’s Murder
Nimisha Priya injected Talal Abdo Mahdi with anaesthesia to take the passport in July 2017. Although it did not have any effect on Mahdi, Nimisha then gave him an overdose of the drug, which killed him. After this, Nimisha was arrested while trying to escape from Yemen. In 2018, she was convicted of murder. She was sentenced to death in 2020 at Sana’s trial court.
The Supreme Court of Yemen confirmed the verdict in November 2023 but the court kept the option of blood money open. Blood money is money or compensation that is decided by the offender. In opposition to the trial court’s order, Nimisha’s family proceeded towards the Supreme Court of Yemen but their request was repudiated in 2023. Now Nimisha’s death sentence has been approved by the President of Yemen.
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What is Blood Money?
According to Islamic law applicable in Arab countries, the victim and his family decide what punishment should be given to the culprit. But in case of murder, the victim’s family has the right to forgive the accused by taking money. This is called blood money. This is a kind of compensation. There is no fixed amount for this. Blood money is decided with the consent of the victim and the culprit’s family.
Efforts to Save Kerala Nurse
The Ministry of External Affairs has assured help to Indian nurse Nimisha Priya. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs reports that it will provide full support to nurse Indian Priya. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’s spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also noted that we are aware of Nimisha Priya’s case. Priya’s family is considering many options. The Indian government is providing all possible help to save that Indian nurse Nimisha. We will provide every legal help.
