In a desperate attempt to retrieve her documents, Priya, allegedly assisted by another nurse, Hannan, reportedly tried to sedate Mahdi. However, the dosage proved fatal. Panicked, the two women are said to have dismembered the body and disposed of it in a water tank. Both were subsequently arrested.

SC opens door to Yemen negotiations, petitioner to seek govt's nod for 5-member delegation to visit Yemen

Nimisha Priya's execution in Yemen has been postponed post intervention by religious leaders. Priya, who hails from Kollengode in Kerala's Palakkad district, was found guilty of murdering a Yemeni citizen in July 2017.