India, July 12 -- The family of the Yemeni national who was allegedly killed by Nimisha Priya has been offered $1 million (Rs 8.6 crore) by her family, and their pardon can save the Indian nurse, who is set to be executed on July 16, an activist involved with the Save Nimisha Priya International Action Council has said.

Priya, the activist, has been serving as a medical professional in the jail, helping her fellow inmates.

The President of Yemen last year approved the death sentence of Nimisha Priya.

Who is Nimisha Priya?

Nimisha Priya, who hails from Kerala, was found guilty of murdering a Yemeni national in 2017.

She moved to Yemen in 2008 to support her parents. After working in several hospitals, she eventually opened her clinic....