India, July 8 -- Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who was handed the death sentence in Yemen, will be executed on July 16, The Indian Express reported, citing a social worker.

Nimisha Priya, 37, who originally belongs to Kerala, was convicted of the murder of Yemeni citizen Talal Abdo Mehdi.

Samuel Jerome Baskaran, a social worker who is negotiating with government officials in Yemen and Talal's family, confirmed that a letter was issued by the public prosecutor to the jail authorities, The Indian Express reported.

Baskaran said the execution had been scheduled for July 16, adding that options remained open and that the Indian government could intervene to save her life.

Baskaran, who will leave for Yemen soon to resume negotiations, said ...