The Yemeni national, Talal Abdo Mahdi, reportedly died from an overdose of sedatives allegedly injected by Priya to retrieve her passport from him.According to reports, Priya was handed capital punishment by a trial court in 2020 while Yemen’s Supreme Judicial Council upheld the verdict in November 2023.Yemen’s President Rashad al-Alimi approved the death penalty to Priya a few days back.Priya’s mother, Prema Kumari, currently in Sana’a, has made an emotional appeal to the Indian government to save her daughter’s life.In a video message from Yemen, Prema Kumari urged the Centre and other authorities to intervene urgently.”This is my final plea. She has only a few days left. Every member of the action council has worked tirelessly to raise funds. I beg the Centre and the council to do everything possible to save her life,” she said.
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