Nimisha Priya’s release: Talks with Talal’s family to continue in Yemen tomorrow
Kozhikode: In a last-minute push to save Indian nurse Nimishapriya from execution, emergency talks led by Yemen’s renowned Sufi scholar Sheikh Habib Umar bin Hafiz continued late into the night on Monday and will continue on Tuesday. The discussions, initiated following the intervention of Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar, is being held in Talal’s hometown of Dhamar in northern Yemen, reported Mediaone.
The talks involve tribal leaders, members of the victim Talal's legal committee, and his family. According to updates shared with Kanthapuram by Sheikh Umar's delegation, the discussions have shown promise, and a positive resolution may be within reach during the continuation of talks scheduled for Tuesday.
Nimishapriya, a nurse from Kerala, was convicted in Yemen in connection with the 2017 death of Yemeni national Talal Abdu Mahdi.
It has been reported that Nimishapriya's execution will be carried out on July 16.
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Woman dies after falling off crowded local train in Thane district
Thane (PTI): A 28-year-old woman died after falling off a crowded suburban local train during the morning rush hour in Maharashtra's Thane district on Saturday, the Government Railway Police (GRP) said.
The incident occurred around 8.10 am at the Badlapur railway station, an official from the Kalyan GRP said.
The victim, Chetana Devrukhkar, was attempting to board a moving train heading for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) when she slipped and fell on the platform, senior inspector Pandhari Kande of the Kalyan GRP said.
He said that the deceased worked with a firm in Thane and was travelling to work.
A case of accidental death has been registered in connection with the incident.
