Family members of an Indian nurse who is on death row in war-torn Yemen say they are pinning their hopes on a last-ditch effort to save her. Nimisha Priya, 34, was sentenced to death for the murder of a local man - her former business partner Talal Abdo Mahdi - whose chopped-up body was discovered in a water tank in 2017.

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There are signs of hope regarding the potential release of Malayali nurse Nimisha Priya, who has been imprisoned in Yemen since 2017 for the murder of Yemeni citizen Talal Abdo Mahdi. Social worker Samuel Jerome,

Nimisha Priya's husband and daughter returned to India in 2014, due to financial reasons, and could not go back as Yemen halted visa service due to the ongoing civil war. Later in 2015, Nimisha joined hands with a Mahdi to set up her clinic in Yemen's capital city Sana as under Yemen's law only nationals are allowed to set up clinics and business firms.

Nimisha Priya's case is back in the spotlight following comments from MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswa. Yemen media reports indicate her execution may take place within a month, prompting inquiries into the details of her case.

The 36-year-old nurse from Palakkad in Kerala is being held in a jail in Sana’a, currently under the control of Iran-backed Houthi rebels

Earlier, India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that it is extending all possible help to explore relevant options in the case.

India’s Efforts to Save Nimisha Priya | Vantage with Palki Sharma India is making urgent efforts to save Nimisha Priya, a Kerala nurse sentenced to death in Yemen for the alleged murder of a Yemeni national.

The nurse from Kerala, who is facing the death penalty, is lodged in a jail in Sana’a, under the control of the Iranian-backed Houthis.