Govt not taking steps for release of Nimisha Priya, says Venugopal

The AICC general secretary, who is also the MP from Alappuzha LS constituency, said in a post on X that the death sentence imposed on Priya was a “grave travesty of justice”.

“She is a victim of unimaginable cruelty and domestic abuse on foreign soil, driven to the brink. She doesn’t deserve to die. I’ve written to the PM seeking urgent intervention to prevent her execution,” he said on X.

Kerala’s ruling LDF Friday urged the Centre to step in immediately to secure a commutation of her sentence.