India, July 29 -- Amid reports about cancellation of the death sentence of Nimisha Priya - an Indian national sentenced to death in 2020 by a Yemeni court for the murder of her business partner, Talal Abdo Mahdi - official sources today said such information was inaccurate and did not reflect the current status of the matter.

Recently, a statement from the office of Indian grand mufti Kanthapuram AP Abubacker Musliyar claimed that "the death sentence of Nimisha Priya, which was previously suspended, has been overturned." The statement further said that a high-level meeting held in Sanaa had decided to "completely cancel the death sentence that was temporarily suspended earlier."

However, official sources have indicated that this informa...