American national Matthew Aaron VanDyke, arrested by the NIA in the Myanmar terror training case and lodged in Tihar Jail, has moved a Delhi court seeking permission to prepare his own meals. He claims to have been unable to eat prison food since May 6, describing it as too spicy, oily and deep-fried, and says he has lost around 14 kg as a result.

Tihar prison to address U.S. national's plea for an American diet, citing humanitarian health concerns during judicial custody.

Matthew Aaron VanDyke, detained in Delhi's Tihar Jail, has requested court approval to cook simple American-style meals, citing prison food as excessively spicy and oily.