Mateen Hafeez | TNN
Mumbai: In the first few weeks after his capture, Ajmal Amir Kasab, insisted on having non-veg food only. But the killer of CST has suddenly turned become a shuddha shakahari (pure vegeterian). And the Arthur Road jail authorities are unable to explain the change in his attitude.“We have stopped serving non-veg food in the jail. At present all the inmates are served vegeterian food only,’’ said a jail official, adding he does not have any clue on Kasab’s changed mood. “The ban on non-veg food was there when Kasab was first brought to this jail. But he was very stubborn at that time and would insist on non-veg food. Strangely, for the last couple of months, he does not ask for non-veg food,’’ the source said.
Kasab was briefly provided good non-vegetarian food when he was being questioned in police custody. Now, he is given poha, chai and pav for breakfast, dal, rice, onion, roti and veg food for lunch and dinner.
A section of the jail officials opined that the change in Kasab’s attitude could be because he may be sceptical of the way nonvegetarian food is prepared. “He must be thinking that the non-veg he was being offered could not be halal (as per Islamic law an animal or bird meant for eating has to be sacrificed through a certain procedure and with prayers). It is possible that he had not thought on those lines when he was initially had the food when in police custody,’’ the source said.
The Times of India, December 17, 2009
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