Kenyan Court Sentences Indian Teen To Three Years in Jail
The family of a 17-year-old Indian long-distance runner is distraught after he was sentenced to three years in a Kenyan prison following a shocking doping incident.
Aman Malik, from Haryana’s Sonipat region, arrived in Iten in 2023 with the intention of perfecting his craft as a runner, but things swiftly took a turn for the worse.
A Nairobi court convicted the boy after it was established that he was part of a network that allegedly trafficked illegal narcotics and provided athletes with unlawful medications.
According to the court, the operation was a “sophisticated network” with cross-border components, and Malik was reportedly involved.
Human Growth Hormone (HGH) and intravenous equipment were among the drugs recovered during the operation.
After being sentenced in September 2025, the Indian has been spending his time in a crowded Nairobi jail, where he shares a four-room enclosure with 30 other inmates.
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— Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (@ADAKKENYA) November 26, 2025
He recently told the Indian Express that he is constantly anxious, homesick, and ostracized, and he has battled with foreign food and tiresome jail routines.
His family, however, has expressed significant concern about his sentence, with his widowed mother now living alone in Pinana hamlet in his native India.
Olympic dreams → Iten → police raid → a suitcase of banned drugs → a Nairobi prison.@nkoshie and I piece together story of Aman Malik — the Haryanvi teen runner serving a 3-year prison term in Kenya.
— Mihir Vasavda (@mihirsv) November 29, 2025
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According to sources, she is constantly concerned about her son’s well-being, while his older brother is often questioning why the punishment was fair.
Looking back, Aman’s troubles began when he sought further instruction in Iten, also known as the Home of Champions.
While in Kenya, he got a package containing illegal chemicals from a friend in India and sought guidance from ‘senior athletes’ on the benefits of growth hormone.
Looking back, the Indian admits he regrets the advice, which was eventually incorrect.
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The court then identified the person who delivered the chemicals as his coach, a former middle-distance runner and social media influencer.
However, the coach claims he had no idea what was inside the parcel.
A glimmer of hope for Aman, as it stands, is the fact that the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has secured consular access and confirmed that Aman is being treated well as per Kenyan Law.
He is set to be repatriated to India after serving his sentence.
Kenyan Court Sentences Indian Teen To Three Years in Jail
