SRINAGAR: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday urged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to intervene in the case of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse facing execution in Yemen on July 16.
Nimisha Priya an Indian nurse is facing execution in Yemen on 16th July. She was allegedly subjected to severe abuse and in an attempt to defend her herself a man died. Nimisha now faces the death penalty. As per Yemeni law clemency is possible only through blood money. Request… pic.twitter.com/rk1Jpmrkgt
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) July 10, 2025
In a post on social X, Mehbooba said Priya was allegedly subjected to abuse and, in an act of self-defence, a man died.
“Nimisha Priya an Indian nurse is facing execution in Yemen on 16th July. She was allegedly subjected to severe abuse and in an attempt to defend her herself a man died. Nimisha now faces the death penalty. As per Yemeni law clemency is possible only through blood money. Request @DrSJaishankar to intervene immediately. Unfortunately till now the required funds and diplomatic pressure are both inadequate. Urgently appeal to everyone especially women to donate generously.,” she said.
Nimisha Priya, 38, a nurse from Kerala’s Palakkad district, was convicted of murdering her Yemeni business partner in 2017. She was sentenced to death in 2020, and her final appeal was rejected in 2023. She is currently lodged in a jail in Sana’a, the capital of Yemen.
