Yemen, July 8: Nimisha Priya, the Indian nurse who is on death row after being convicted for the murder of a Yemeni national, will be executed next week on July 16. Last year, the President of Yemen approved the death sentence of Nimisha Priya, who is from Kerala.Sources in the Ministry of External Affairs said that they have been closely following the matter since then and have been in regular touch with local authorities and her family members, and have rendered all possible assistance. The sources said the ministry is closely following the matter.
Nimisha Priya moved to Yemen in 2008 to support her parents. After working in several hospitals, she eventually opened her clinic and came in contact with Talal Abdo Mahdi in 2014 for the same, as rules in Yemen mandate partnering with a local to start a business.
The nurse from Kerala had a fallout with Mahdi and she filed a complaint against him after which he was arrested in 2016 but he was later released from jail and allegedly continued to threaten her.