After the death of local businessman Talal Abdo Mehdi in Yemen, his brother Abdul Fatah Mehdi has demanded a new date to hang Indian nurse Nimisha Priya accused of murder. In 2017, Nimisha Priya, a resident of the state of Kerala, India, was convicted for the murder of Talal, a resident of Yemen.

Abdul Fatah Mehdi, brother of the deceased Talal, sent a formal letter to the Attorney General of Yemen, Abdul Salam Al-Huti on Sunday (August 3, 2025), in which he appealed to immediately keep a new date to hang the accused. However, the court of Yemen initially fixed the date of July 16 to punish Nimisha Priya, accused of murder, but was later postponed.

The family of the deceased refused to forgive the accused

In a formal letter sent to the Attorney General of Yemen, the family of the deceased said that he would not forgive the accused Nimisha Priya for the murder and he is not ready for any reconciliation. He said, “We do not want any reconciliation in this case. More than half a month has passed since the execution of the hanging, but still a new date has not been announced. We demand to fulfill our rights to punish the accused.”

Abdul had sent a letter earlier to demand a new hanging date

The deceased’s brother Abdul Fatah Mehdi sent a letter on 25 July before Sunday (August 3, 2025) demanding a new date for hanging. Apart from this, he also criticized the Indian media for suggesting to give forgiveness to accused Nimisha Priya and declared any news of forgiveness as misleading. Abdul said, “Talal’s blood will not be like an object in the market of agreement.

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The government of Yemen has completely canceled the death sentence of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya. This information has been given by the office of Grand Mufti Abubkar Musalupar of Kanthapuram AP of India. The office said in a statement, “Nimisha Priya’s death sentence has been canceled, which was previously suspended.” According to the news agency ANI, the office of the Muslim said, “Earlier, the decision was taken in a high-level meeting in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, in which Nimisha Priya’s death was temporarily suspended. However, now in a new decision, it has been decided to completely cancel his sentence.

Priya’s hanging was fixed on 16 July 2025, but a day earlier India’s Grand Mufti AP Abubakar Musalup made a personal request to the Yemen government. As a result, the hanging was temporarily stopped. Written confirmation has not been received from the Government of India or the Yemen government regarding the complete ban on the punishment. Organized diplomatic initiative taken by the Government of India has played an important role in this decision.

Indian Grand Mufti, Kanthapuram Ab Abubakker Muslaiyar’s Office Says, “The Death sentence of nimisha priya, which was previous suspended, has been overlined. Completely cancel the death sentence that was temporarily suspended… https://t.co/td1nvqtm9c

– ANI (@ani) July 29, 2025

Nimisha went to Yemen in search of a job
In 2008, 38 -year -old Nurse Nurse Priya of Kerala went to Yemen in search of a job. Nimisha, who came from a Christian family, opened a clinic with Talal Abdo Mahdi, a Yemani citizen in Sana. Meanwhile, Mahdi started harassing Priya. Mahdi publicly declared herself her husband. Seized his passport. He was forced to live in Yemen. However, Priya wanted to return to India, but it was not possible without passport. The situation in 2017 became serious when he tried to withdraw his passport by unconsciousness of Mahdi, but due to excessive drug dose, Mahdi died and a case of murder was registered on Nimisha.

Legal process and death sentence confirmed
After his arrest in 2018, Nimisha Priya was prosecuted and in 2020, the Yemen court sentenced her to death. In December 2024, Yemen President Rashad Al-Ali and in January 2025, Huki leader Mahdi al-Maashat gave formal approval to the death sentence. The matter came into international headlines when various human rights organizations, Indian social workers and media raised their voice against it.

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