Nimisha Priya case to be heard on August 14

Fri, 18 July 2025

11:05

Death sentence of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, facing execution for murder in Yemen, has been postponed, says petitioner to the Supreme Court and the matter for has been posted for further hearing on August 14.

"The govt is taking good care of whatever is possible," observes the SC. "We want this woman to come back safely," the Centre tells SC on the death sentence given to Nimisha Priya.

India on Thursday said it is in touch with Yemeni authorities as well as certain friendly nations as part of efforts to reach a "mutually agreeable solution" in the case relating to Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse on death row in Yemen.

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the government is making concerted efforts to seek more time for Priya's family to reach some kind of an understanding with the family of the Yemeni man Priya is convicted of killing.

The 38-year-old Indian national's execution was scheduled for July 16, but it was postponed following intervention by Indian officials. She is presently lodged in a jail in Sana'a, the Yemeni capital city that is under the control of Iran-backed Houthis.

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