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- New Indian Express
Indian nurse on death row in Yemen to be executed July 16; family says no official word
Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who was handed a death penalty in Yemen, will reportedly be executed on July 16. The 37-year-old nurse from Kerala had been convicted for allegedly murdering a Yemeni national in June 2018 and the local court handed out a death sentence to her. "We have been closely following the matter since then. We have been in regular touch with local authorities and her family members and rendered all possible assistance. We continue to closely follow the matter," sources told TNIE. Amid the reports of her execution date being set, Nimisha's family said they have not received any official information over the development. "We have not received any official communication so far. We only came to know about it through news reports," her husband, Tomy Thomas, told PTI. He spoke amid news reports quoting a social worker involved in talks with Yemeni officials and the victim Talal Abdo Mahdi's family, who said the public prosecutor had sent an order to the prison and the execution is set for July 16. The woman has been imprisoned in a Yemeni jail since 2017 for the crime. Reports said Priya was handed capital punishment by a trial court in 2020 and Yemen's Supreme Judicial Council upheld the verdict in November 2023 but left room for a possible reprieve through blood money (diya)--a settlement with the victim's family. This slim chance of clemency has been the focus of the Nimisha Priya Action Council's efforts to save the nurse's life. A daily wage labourer and driver, Priya's husband Thomas has been forced to send their daughter, now a seventh class student, to a hostel due to financial constraints. The family is burdened by a debt of Rs 60 lakh, incurred in 2015 to set up a clinic in Yemen, which was shut down in 2017, Thomas had said earlier.
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First Post
35 minutes ago
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Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya to be executed on July 16 for murdering Yemeni national
Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who was jailed for killing a Yemeni national, will be executed on July 16, according to a report, citing a social activist read more Nimisha Priya, from Kerala's Palakkad district, was arrested in 2017 for the murder of her business partner, Talal Abdo Mahdi. Image Courtesy: X Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who was jailed for killing a Yemeni national, will be executed on July 16, according to a report, citing a social activist. According to a News 18 report, citing Kerala-based news outlet Onmanorama, human rights activist Samuel Jerome, who holds the power of attorney of Nimisha Priya's mother, Prema Kumari, said that prison authorities of Yemen have informed him about the date of her execution. Priya was arrested in 2017 for the alleged murder of her business partner, Talal Abdo Mahdi. In 2020, a Yemeni court sentenced her to death in connection with the case. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'We have been closely following the matter since then. We have been in regular touch with local authorities and her family members and rendered all possible assistance. We continue to closely follow the matter," News 18 quoted sources in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) as saying. Priya, a native of Kerala's Palakkad district, moved to Yemen in 2011 after completing her nursing training, hoping to support her parents, who worked as daily wage labourers. She initially worked tirelessly across several hospitals before deciding to open her own clinic—a long-held dream. In 2014, she met Talal Abdo Mahdi, who offered to help her set up the clinic. Under Yemeni business law, foreign nationals are required to partner with a local to start a business, and the two entered into a partnership. In 2015, Priya and Mahdi launched the clinic in Sana'a. However, their relationship quickly soured. Priya accused Mahdi of abuse and physical torture, claiming he confiscated her passport to prevent her from leaving Yemen. She lodged a police complaint, which led to his arrest in 2016, though he was later released. In 2017, tensions escalated. Determined to recover her passport and return to India, Priya sought help from a local jail warden, who allegedly advised her to use sedatives to subdue Mahdi. Acting on the suggestion, she injected him with sedatives. Mahdi died of an overdose, leading to her arrest and subsequent murder charge. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD In the same year, a Yemeni trial court sentenced Priya to death. Her mother, Prema Kumari, later appealed the verdict to Yemen's Supreme Court, but the appeal was rejected in 2023. President Rashad al-Alimi also signed off on the execution order, upholding the sentence. With inputs from agencies
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Jane Street calls Sebi order 'fundamentally mistaken' over allegations
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