# Celina Jaitly's Heartbreaking Fight: Brother Detained in UAE Amid Her Own Divorce Nightmare Imagine receiving a devastating call about your brother's mysterious detention in a foreign land—while you're battling domestic violence in your marriage. That's the unimaginable ordeal Bollywood actress **Celina Jaitly** faced, as she revealed in a recent emotional interview.[1][6] Celina Jaitly, known for her roles in films like *No Entry* and *Janasheen*, has been on a relentless 17-month crusade to free her brother, **Maj (retd.) Vikrant Kumar Jaitly**, a former Indian Army Special Forces commando detained in the UAE since September 2024.[2][3][5] The retired major, who co-founded a company in Dubai with his wife Charul after leaving the army, was allegedly picked up without explanation from the Mall of the Emirates parking lot by unidentified individuals in a black car. For nine months, there was no arrest record, no access to legal counsel, and no communication about his whereabouts or welfare.[2][3] Celina first learned of the detention during one of the darkest phases of her life: her troubled marriage to Peter Haag. She had filed a case against him under the Domestic Violence Act, alleging cruelty, manipulation, and even attempts to sell their Mumbai home without her consent.[1][5][6] "Nobody came to my support," she shared poignantly, forcing her to leave Austria with hardly any money to return to India and fight for her brother.[1][6] Staying in Austria, she realized, would make it impossible to stand up for him: "If I don't leave Austria, I won't be able to stand up for my brother."[1] Her persistence paid off this week. The **Delhi High Court** ordered the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to appoint UAE-based firm **Khalid Almarri Partners and Advocates** to represent Vikrant in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. This legal aid will finally allow a meeting to uncover the detention's reasons—after over 16 months of silence from authorities.[2][3][4][5] Celina celebrated the ruling on Instagram: "We'll bring back our soldier," thanking the court, MEA, and her legal team.[5] She has also publicly appealed to PM Modi for help, breaking down in interviews while praying for her "only brother after my three sons."[2][4]
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Citations
1.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/celina-jaitly-recalls-learning-about-brother-vikram-jaitlys-uae-detention-amid-divorce-battle-with-peter-haag-nobody-came-to-my-support/articleshow/128072284.cms
2.https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/celina-jaitley-seeks-pm-modi-help-brother-vikrant-jaitley-detention-uae-legal-aid-2863760-2026-02-05
3.https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/exclusive-celina-jaitly-on-fighting-for-detained-brother-vikrant-jailty-in-uae-101770379802796.html
4.https://www.indiaforums.com/article/celina-jaitly-on-receiving-relief-in-her-brothers-case-after-my-three-sons-he-is-my-only_231640
5.https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/celina-jaitly-reacts-after-delhi-high-court-orders-legal-aid-for-brother-vikrant-detained-in-uae-well-bring-back-our-soldier-10942836
6.https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/celina-jaitly-says-she-left-austria-to-come-to-india-with-hardly-any-money-after-hearing-of-her-brothers-detention-101770542672495.html
7.https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/bollywood/celina-jaitly-midnight-battle-to-free-brother-detained-in-uae-if-i-didnt-leave-austria-article-153580617
8.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8-sCTGWzaQ
9.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61Mv4iDQi0o
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