The alleged trial of Nimisha Priya, a middle-aged woman from Kerala, leading up to her execution announcement by Yemen’s judicial body has sent shockwaves across the two nations.
In one of the first ever such cases, the Government of Yemen, a middle eastern country, had recently announced the death penalty for Nimisha Priya, 37, who originally belongs to Kerala, was convicted for the murder of Yemeni citizen Talal Abdo Mehdi.
The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 10, 2025) agreed to hear on July 14 (Monday) an organisation fighting to save the life of a Malayali nurse, Nimisha Priya, whose execution has been tentatively fixed for July 16 by the Republic of Yemen for the murder of a local man there.
Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who was handed the death sentence in Yemen, will be executed on July 16. Samuel Jerome Baskaran, a social worker who is negotiating with government officials in Yemen and Talal’s family, confirmed that a letter was issued by the public prosecutor to the jail authorities in this matter.
Baskaran said the execution had been scheduled for July 16, adding that options remained open and that the Indian Government could intervene to save her life. The Indian Government is in regular contact with the local authorities and Priya’s family members, sources said, according to ANI.
Baskaran, who will leave for Yemen soon to resume negotiations, said an offer had been extended to Talal’s family during their last meeting, to which they did not respond yet. Blood money of INR 8.5 crores has been offered to his family, in exchange for the unfortunate incident that has happened, so that Priya’s execution can be stalled. The confirmation and acceptance on it are awaited.
What is the Nimisha Priya Execution Case?
Priya, a qualified and trained nurse by profession, had partnered with Talal to open a clinic, which was a legal requirement for foreign nationals in Yemen. She allegedly sedated Talal in order to retrieve her passport, which he had seized. However, the Yemeni citizen died from the overdose of the drugs. Priya and another Yemeni national Hanan, her colleague, then allegedly dismembered and disposed of Talal’s body in a water tank.
Priya, who hails from Kerala’s Palakkad district, is currently lodged in a jail in the country’s capital city of Sana’a, which is also under Houthi control. A trial court found her guilty of Talal’s murder in July 2017. Following this, Yemen’s supreme judicial council upheld the decision and sentenced her to death in 2024. Priya had moved to Sana’a in 2011 to work as a nurse there. Her husband and daughter had to return to India in 2014 due to financial challenges. The conflict in Yemen prevented them from reuniting, with Priya remaining there.
The Ministry of External Affairs is also monitoring the situation, and further movement on this case is awaited.
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