What if you had to choose between having the best of food that you like and all the cigarettes you could smoke, all in total isolation on the one hand and menial daal-rice meals with other humans around you? Former Chambal dacoit Arvind Gujjar was actually faced with this choice and he chose the latter. Times Of India reported that Eleven years after his surrender, Gujjar had his lawyer file an RTI query that confirmed that he was entitled to certain 'luxuries' within prison. These included non-vegetarian food, firewood, coal, ghee, cooking utensils, holy books, and other small perks.

Arvind Gujjar, with several cases of kidnapping, murder and robbery against him, turned himself in before then state home minister Jagdish Deora and senior police officials on February 18, 2005 and was promised that 14 of his demands would be met. These demands included housing his entire gang in the same cell, provision of food and cigarette rations, and periodic release on parole. Some of these demands, like 20 weapon licences and land for his brother's family, remain unfulfilled.

It sure goes to show how no matter who you are, we all need someone. Even just to talk to. All the best kebabs in the world couldn't replace that.