India, June 27 -- The city's famous Arthur Road Jail has been taken to task by a court for not taking care of the dietary needs of one of its inmates. At a time when vegetarian-non-vegetarian issues are enough to spark controversies, the dietary demand this time appears to be of the more stricter kind - Jain food.

A special PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering) court has issued a show cause notice to the superintendent of Arthur Road Jail for failing to provide Jain food to one of the accused incarcerated in connection with the Nashik Merchant Co-operative (NAMCO) Bank fraud case.

Riteshkumar Shah, an Ahmedabad-based trader, had moved a plea before the court on May 9, 2025, seeking directions to the superintendent of the Arthur Road Jai...