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Hindustan Times
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KC Venugopal writes to PM Modi to save Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya from execution in Yemen
Congress leader K C Venugopal on Saturday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in saving Kerala-born Nimisha Priya from execution in Yemen. Nimisha Priya is currently being held in Yemen's Sana'a Central Prison.(File) In a post on X, Venugopal said Priya is a victim of "unimaginable cruelty and domestic abuse on foreign soil." "The death sentence against Nimisha Priya is a grave travesty of justice. She is a victim of unimaginable cruelty and domestic abuse on foreign soil, driven to the brink," the Congress general secretary, organisation, said in his post. "I've written to the PM seeking urgent intervention to prevent her execution," he added. The nurse from Kerala is slated to be sent to the gallows on July 16 in Yemen. Also read: Family of Nimisha Priya, on death row, offers $1 million 'blood money' to Yemen man's kin in final hope In his letter to the prime minister, Venugopal said, "While efforts have been made by the Action Council and her family to negotiate with the victim's family to accept 'blood money' (diyah), which could potentially spare her life, these negotiations have faced significant challenges, due to ongoing civil war and other internal disturbances." He urged the PM to intervene with "utmost priority imploring all possible diplomatic measures with the Yemeni authorities" to get the nurse off death row. Nimisha Priya, who hails from Kollengode in Palakkad district of Kerala, was convicted in 2020 for the murder of her Yemeni business partner in July 2017. Last November, Yemen's Supreme Judicial Council rejected her appeal, and the country's public prosecutor ordered that her sentence be carried out on Tuesday. Calls for urgent intervention have grown louder in Kerala against the verdict. Communist Party of India Rajya Sabha MP P Sandosh Kumar on Thursday wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and urged him to use "every possible diplomatic and humanitarian channel" to secure a stay on the nurse's execution Priya is currently being held in Sana'a Central Prison.
The Hindu
a day ago
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- The Hindu
Congress seeks Prime Minister Modi's intervention to save nurse Nimisha Priya
Congress general secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene with Yemeni authorities and save Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who has been sentenced to be executed in Yemen. 'The death sentence against Nimisha Priya is a grave travesty of justice. She is a victim of unimaginable cruelty and domestic abuse on foreign soil, driven to the brink. She doesn't deserve to die. I've written to the PM seeking urgent intervention to prevent her execution,' Mr. Venugopal said in a post on X on Saturday. The death sentence against Nimisha Priya is a grave travesty of justice. She is a victim of unimaginable cruelty and domestic abuse on foreign soil, driven to the brink. She doesn't deserve to die. I've written to the PM seeking urgent intervention to prevent her execution. — K C Venugopal (@kcvenugopalmp) July 12, 2025 Ms. Priya, who hails from Kollengode in Palakkad district of Kerala, was convicted in 2020 for the murder of her Yemeni business partner in July 2017. In his letter dated July 10 to the Prime Minister, Mr. Venugopal said, 'While efforts have been made by the Action Council and her family to negotiate with the victim's family to accept 'blood money' (diyah), which could potentially spare her life, these negotiations have faced significant challenges, due to ongoing civil war and other internal disturbances.' He urged the Prime Minister to intervene with 'utmost priority imploring all possible diplomatic measures with the Yemeni authorities' to get the nurse off death row. Last November, Yemen's Supreme Judicial Council rejected her appeal, and the country's public prosecutor ordered that her sentence be carried out on July 16. Communist Party of India Rajya Sabha MP P. Sandosh Kumar, on Thursday, had written to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, urging him to use 'every possible diplomatic and humanitarian channel' to secure a stay on the nurse's execution. Ms. Priya is currently being held in Sana'a Central Prison.
