MEA Fact-Checks Social Media Fundraising Campaign to ‘Save’ Nimisha Priya | India News
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MEA) rejected allegations circulating on social media, seeking monetary support in connection with the Nimisha Priya case.
In an article in X, Mea Factcheck said that allegations were looking for monetary contributions to a government on a bank account determined by India.
“We have seen that he made allegations seeking monetary contributions to a bank account in Nimisha Priya on social media. This is a false claim,” he said.
In the social media, we have seen allegations looking for monetary contributions to a BOI -specified bank account in the Nimisha Priya case. This is a fake claim.https://t.co/stxefevl64 pic.twitter.com/4gqgio4gvp– Me Factcheck (@meafactcheck) 19 August 2025
Previously, a task called on what he claimed directly to donate that he had a state account to collect funds for the case. Mea announced that such allegations were wrong and warned against interaction with them.
MEA in Nimisha Priya case
The Ministry confirmed that the National Nimisha National Nimisha, India, was postponed in Yemen, and applied to the public and the media to avoid unjust reports surrounding the issue.
Mea spokesman Randhir Jaiswal reported that the government provided all possible help by working closely to Nimisha Priya and his family with local officials and friendly governments.
Jaiswal answered the question of Ani during a previous weekly briefing and said, “This is a delicate issue. The Indian government expands all possible aids in the case. As a result of our harmonious efforts, the punishment has been postponed. We continue to follow the issue closely and provide all possible help.”
Nimisha Priya’s execution was initially planned on July 16 and postponed after diplomatic interventions and negotiations led by the Indian government. Jaiswal announced that the reports claiming that the death penalty was completely overthrown.
“We are in contact with some friendly governments on the subject … Reports claiming that some developments are wrong. Please wait for an update from us. We want all parties to stay away from wrong information.” He said.
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Nimisha Priya case
Nimisha Priya (37) a nurse from Kerala was convicted of killing her partner Talal Abdo Mahdi in 2017. Later, in November 2023, he was sentenced to death in November 2023 with a decision supported by the Supreme Judicial Council of Yemen.
Priya, a nurse from Kerala, faces a death penalty in Yemen after being convicted of murder. Family and various organizations are looking for great through diplomatic and legal channels.
According to Ani, on July 17, Jaiswal said that the Indian government appointed the Indian government a lawyer to help the family of Priin to help in the complex legal process within the scope of Yemen’s Sharia law. The government also organized regular consular visits and continues to interact with local authorities and other nations to find a positive solution.
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