A US inmate demanded pasta in Tihar: What does a prison meal look like in different countries

Sometimes real life is stranger than fiction, and one such recent incident has caught people's attention. A US citizen arrested in a terror case has approached a Delhi court with an unusual request: Permission to cook his own food inside Tihar Jail, saying he has been unable to eat the meals served there and has remained on a hunger strike for more than 50 days (since May 6, 2026).

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