India, April 17 -- A Delhi court on Wednesday sought an explanation from the Tihar Jail superintendent after being informed that Christian Michel James, accused in the AgustaWestland case, was lodged in the same ward as an undertrial with a history of misconduct.

Special judge Sanjeev Aggarwal passed the direction after a report from the director general (prisons) revealed that Michel was sharing a ward with Shahnawaz, an undertrial with 41 complaints against him since 2020.

The court had earlier sought a report following Michel's "grave" allegation that attempts were being made to poison him in jail. Taking serious note of the report, the court directed the jail superintendent to appear in person and explain why Michel was kept with a ...