Overview

• MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal dismissed reports of a sentence revocation, stressing that Nimisha Priya’s death sentence remains intact and urging media to avoid misinformation.
• Indian diplomatic outreach, bolstered by clerical mediations, secured a postponement of the July 16 execution without altering the underlying verdict under Yemeni Sharia provisions.
• Under Yemen’s diyah rules, only the victim’s heirs can commute a sentence through blood-money payment, but Talal Abdo Mahdi’s brother has refused any clemency offer.
• Lacking formal ties with Houthi-controlled Sana’a, India manages consular and legal support through its mission in Riyadh and engagement with allied governments.
• The MEA recently declined a request from the Save Nimisha Priya Action Council to send a delegation to Yemen, citing security risks and legal constraints in Sana’a.