Updated On: 15 July, 2025 09:25 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Nimisha Priya, a 38-year-old nurse from Kollengode in Kerala’s Palakkad district, was found guilty of murdering a Yemeni citizen in July 2017. In 2020, a Yemeni court sentenced her to death

Nimisha Priya is currently in prison in Sana’a, the capital of Yemen. File Pic
The execution of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, on death row in Yemen, has been postponed by Yemeni authorities, government sources said on Tuesday following which her family has expressed relief, reported the PTI.
Priya's execution was scheduled for Wednesday.
Her husband, Tomy Thomas, said the news brought hope.