Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:31pm on 05 Feb 2026,Thursday India Global
Actress Celina Jaitley has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for her brother Major Vikrant Jaitley's release, a former Special Forces officer detained in UAE since September 2024. Breaking down in an interview with India Today TV, she revealed he was taken from Mall of Emirates parking by unidentified individuals without arrest records for nine months. After Delhi High Court intervention, UAE-based law firm Khalid Almarie Partners agreed to provide pro bono legal representation. Celina said her brother has been held over 16 months at Al-Wathba Detention Centre with only vague "national security" references and no formal charges. She drew parallels with former Indian naval officers' Qatar detention, seeking high-level diplomatic intervention.
