An American national lodged in Tihar Jail has told a Delhi court he has not been able to eat the food served inside the prison since 6 May, describing it as too spicy, oily and deep-fried for him to consume. He says he has lost around 14 kilograms in the weeks since and is now seeking permission to cook his own meals inside the jail.
The man in question is Matthew Aaron VanDyke, a US citizen who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency in March this year along with six Ukrainian nationals, in connection with what the agency has described as an alleged cross-border terror conspiracy involving training militants and supplying weapons to armed groups in India and Myanmar. The group allegedly entered India from Myanmar through the Mizoram border.
