The Ministry of External Affairs is aware of the detention of Major (retd) Vikrant Jaitly in UAE prison and the Indian Embassy is extending assistance all possible assistance to him, his family, the ministry said on Friday.

Reacting to developments on the case, the MEA said, "We are seized of the matter related to Indian national Major Vikrant Jaitley. Consular officials from our Embassy in Abu Dhabi have obtained regular consular access and met him on four occasions. Our Embassy continues to extend all possible consular assistance to him. They are in touch with the family, including the wife of the detainee."

The ministry said as per the directions from the Delhi High Court, the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi is extending all possible assistance to Jaitly and his family. The case came to

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