Blood Money
- Recently, Nimisha Priya’s mother is in Yemen, trying to waive her death penalty by paying “blood money” to the murdered man’s family.
- Nimisha Priya, who hails from Palakkad, Kerala was found guilty of murdering a Yemeni citizen in 2017.
- Blood money, known as diyya in Islamic law, allows victims' families to pardon offenders in exchange for monetary compensation.
- Rooted in the Quran, it provides a means for reconciliation and forgiveness, emphasizing mercy and justice.
- Used in cases of murder where the victim’s heirs can opt to accept blood money instead of the death penalty for the offender.
- Amount of blood money is typically ....
