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Nimisha Priya was a nurse in Sana, the capital of Yemen. He has been imprisoned in jail since 2017 after being found guilty of murder. -File photo
Indian nurse Nimisha Priya will be sentenced to death in Yemen tomorrow i.e. on Wednesday. Nimisha has been jailed since 2017, he is accused of killing Yemen citizen Talal Abdo Mahdi by giving drug overdose.
Nimisha and Mahdi were partners in a private clinic in Yemen. It is alleged that Mahdi took Nimisha’s passport in his possession and used to torture her.
Many attempts were made at the diplomatic level to protect Nimisha from the death penalty, but it did not benefit. Know how punishment-a-death is given in Yemen …
Heart is shot
In Yemen, only death is punished by shooting. Although there is also a provision for stoning, hanging and heading the head, they are not used.
Before shooting, the guilty is lying down on a stream or blanket.
The doctor then puts a mark in place of the heart above the back of the guilty and then the executioner shoots in his back with an automatic rifle. In some cases, punishment is also given for whip before the death penalty.
Death sentence for leaving Islam in Yemen
According to Yemen’s Penal Code, there is a provision of death penalty for Kisas, Hudud and Tajir.
- Kisas: The law of eye instead of eye, under this, the victim’s family has the right to take blood money in cases of murder.
- Hudud Crime: Crimes like adultery, homosexuality, religion and robbery can be given death penalty under Sharia.
- Tajir: Death penalty can be given for serious crimes such as terrorism, espionage, or treason.
Now blood money is the last hope
Blood money is now the last hope to save Nimisha’s life. However, the Government of India said in the Supreme Court on Monday that it cannot do much in the Nimisha Priya case.
Attorney General R Venkatarmani said- We can only go to an extent and we have reached there.
At the same time, the lawyer of Sev Nimisha Priya International Action Council ‘told the court that the only way is to accept the family of the deceased’ blood money ‘(compensation). “
The family has been offered US $ 1 million (about 8.5 crore rupees), but has turned it down. The family said- this matter is related to their honor.
Understand the whole matter of the murder of Talal Abdo Mahdi …
Timeline of nurse Nimisha’s arrival at Yemen and Mahdi’s murder…
- In 2008, 19 -year -old Priya, a resident of Palakkad in Kerala, arrived at Yemen for a job. He got a nurse job in a government hospital in the capital Sana.
- In 2011, Nimisha returned to India for marriage. He married Tommy Thomas, a resident of Kochi and both came to Yemen. Here Thomas got the job of the electrician’s assistant, but the salary was very low.
- In 2012, Nimisha gave birth to daughter Mishal, but it became difficult to live Yemen.
- In 2014, Thomas returned to Kochi with daughter, where he started running e-rickshaws. While Nimisha decided to open the clinic leaving a low salary job, but according to Yemen’s law, Nimisha needed a local partner.
- During this, Nimisha met Mahdi, who runs a clothes shop. Mahdi’s wife was delivered by Nimisha.
- In January 2015, Nimisha came to India to meet daughter Mishal. Mahdi also came to India with him.
- During this, Mahdi stole a picture of Nimisha’s wedding. Later Mahdi claimed to be Nimisha’s husband by tampering with this picture.
- To start the clinic, Nimisha collected about 50 lakh rupees from family members and friends and reached Yemen and started the clinic.
- Nimisha started paper work to call her husband and daughter Yemen, but there was a civil war in March and they could not come to Yemen.
This picture is from Nimisha Priya and her husband Tommy Thomas.
Due to civil war in Yemen, India started ‘Operation Relief’ to evacuate its citizens from there. The operation lasted till April-May 2015, in which 4,600 Indians and about one thousand foreign nationals were removed from Yemen, but only Nimisha could not return to India.
In 2016, Mahdi started harassing physical harassment with Nimisha. He also grabbed the profit of Nimisha’s clinic. When Nimisha questioned this, the relationship between the two deteriorated. Mahdi did not want to let Nimisha go out of Yemen, so she kept Nimisha’s passport with him.
Nimisha also lodged a complaint with the police, but the police took Nimisha into custody for 6 days, as Mahdi claimed to be Nimisha’s husband by showing edited photos.
In the picture, Nimisha’s husband Thomas showing the wedding album.
Nimisha gave an overdose of drugs, killing Mahdi
Nimisha was very upset. In July 2017, Nimisha injected her unconsciousness to get a passport from Mahdi, but it did not affect. Nimisha then gave overdose to Mahdi, causing her death.
According to media reports, Nimisha pieces Mahdi’s body into the water tank. After this, the police arrested Nimisha.
Yemen’s Supreme Judicial Council sentenced Nimisha to death for the murder of Mahdi. Nimisha filed an appeal for apology in the Supreme Court of Yemen, which was rejected in 2023. President Rashad also approved the sentence on 30 December 2024.
A picture of Talal Abdo Mahdi, who tortured Nimisha, died of drug overdose.
Trying to save Nimisha through blood money also
To forgive Nimisha, her mother also tried to raise blood money by selling her property and through crowdfunding.
In 2020, ‘Save Nimisha Priya International Action Council’ was formed to protect Nimisha from punishment and collect blood money. A well-known businessman from Kerala announced to give Rs 1 crore to save Nimisha.
According to Sharia law, the victim side has the right to fix the punishment of criminals. There is a death sentence in the murder case, but the victim’s family can forgive the guilty by taking money. It is called ‘Diya’ or ‘Blood Money’, which is also mentioned in the Quran.
