Celina Jaitly says she has full faith in the Delhi High Court for brothers release

Mumbai: Actor Celina Jaitly is hoping for the Delhi High Court to help in the release of her brother, Maj (Retd) Vikrant Kumar Jaitly, who has been detained in the UAE since September of last year. Justice Sachin Datta, hearing the actor's petition, on Monday, issued a notice to the Ministry of External Affairs to arrange for communication between the family and the UAE authorities. The court asked the government to file a status report before the hearing on December 4. 

The actress thanked the High Court and stated, "I am feeling very hopeful. I am also very grateful to Justice Sachin Datta and the Indian judiciary. I have full faith in our Government as our government has always stood firmly for our armed forces, and I believe they will once again uphold that commitment.” Further, she stated, "My brother suffers from lifelong injuries incurred as a Special Forces officer in the line of duty for our nation. Now, it’s time for the nation to stand behind him and bring our soldier back home safely.”

Advocate Raghav Kacker, who appeared for Celina, stated, "The incident occurred on September 6, 2024, when Vikrant went shopping with his wife Charul in Emirates Mall, Abu Dhabi. When Celina couldn’t reach her brother for 22 days, she contacted his wife who informed that he had been detained in the UAE. Charul said that they were in the parking lot where he was ‘abducted’ by two guys and later detained. Nothing has come on record till date. Charul has relocated to Bengaluru and is not responding to Celina.”

Previously, Celina had approached the consulate following the disappearance of her brother.  

The advocate added, "Through a friend, Vikrant has asked Celina to help him out. She had already been trying to get her brother, a former soldier back. A month back, we got in touch and decided to file a case in India and with the order, we hope the government officials and the external affairs ministry will help us, as now whatever will happen will be through diplomatic channels. Never before a repatriation has happened with the UAE, but we are hopeful as he is an ex-Army personnel and UN peacekeeper.”