Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) following a plea filed by Bollywood actress Celina Jaitly. Her brother, Major (Retd.) Vikrant Kumar Jaitly, has been detained in the UAE since September 2024.

Celina Jaitly has approached the court seeking a directive for authorities to provide necessary legal and medical assistance to her brother, who has been held in detention for over a year.

The court, led by Justice Sachin Datta, directed the Central Government to file a status report within four weeks and appointed a nodal officer to track the progress of her brother’s case. The matter is scheduled for further hearing on December 4.

Advocates Raghav Kacker and Madhav Agarwal, representing Celina Jaitly, argued that her brother was abducted and detained

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