Overview

• The Supreme Court of India will hear on July 14 a petition by the Save Nimisha Priya Action Council seeking to stall the hanging and compel diplomatic intervention.
• Yemen’s public prosecutor has issued an execution order for Nimisha Priya, who is to be hanged in Sana’a’s central prison on July 16.
• Talks to secure diyah have been deadlocked since September 2024 after the Indian Embassy’s mediator demanded escalating fees to resume negotiations with the victim’s family.
• India’s Ministry of External Affairs remains in regular contact with Houthi authorities and Priya’s family, providing consular support despite the absence of formal diplomatic ties.
• Priya’s supporters insist she acted in self-defense by injecting her business partner with sedatives to recover her passport, resulting in an unintended overdose.