Former actress Celina Jaitly took to her Instagram to share a post about her fears of what her brother, Maj. (Rtd.) Vikrant Kumar Jaitly, might be going through, as he has been in detention in the middle east since 2024. She posted a picture with a long note as a caption, expressing her feelings. In it, she stated that it is not personal anymore, as it has become an issue of national security. Let’s take a look at it.
Actor Celina Jaitly appeals for government intervention to bring back detained brother
Celina Jaitly penned a long note for her brother on Instagram. She wrote, “From the Battlefield to a Cell: The Unspoken Pain of an Indian Soldier, 444 Days Without My Brother!”
The actress further added, “It’s been 1 year, 2 months, 17 days, 443 days in total, 10,632 hours, 637,920 minutes… since my brother, Major Vikrant Kumar Jaitly (Retd), was taken.”She shared, “Since he was 1st abducted, held incommunicado for eight long months, then kept in detention somewhere in the Middle East, my life has been a countdown of fear, hope & unbearable silence. I am waiting to hear his voice, I am waiting to see his face, I dread what they have done to him. I dread it because only I know who he was when he was whole, & I dread it because I know what he managed to communicate in that one final call… A call made to the only number he could still remember. A call carrying more pain than words. A call carrying more truth than the world is ready to face. I have more questions than answers, so much terror in every second that passes. He suffers from many injuries from his line of duty. He has given his youth, his strength, his mind, his life to Bharat. He has lived & bled for the flag. As #Bharat rises as a global force, our soldiers & #veterans are becoming easy targets abroad.”Celina stated that the matter is not a personal issue anymore and has become a national security thing. She wrote, “This is not just personal anymore; this pattern of picking up our soldiers & veterans abroad… is this now jeopardising our own National Security instead? We must ask this question. We must demand answers. We must not turn away. We need the same decisive action that was taken in Qatar. I am putting my faith, my life & my hope in our government...that they will safely bring their soldier back.”Concluding her long note, she wrote, “The same action that brought home our naval veterans. Our soldier deserves no less. No #Indian soldier deserves less.Bring our soldier back. Do not let this momentum die. Do not let a man who gave everything to this nation be abandoned in silence. We must not forget our veterans; we must not let this happen to them, not now, not ever. As my late father, Col. VK Jaitly (SM), always said, “If you want to honour a soldier, be an Indian worth dying for.”BHAI I HAVE LOST EVERYTHING FINDING YOU. I will NOT stop; I will NOT give up till he is back to the soil of his Bharat, the country he gave up all for!! Kalika Mata Ki Jai#indianarmy.”Take a look at the post here.
Background
Celina’s post comes just days after the Delhi High Court issued a notice to the Central government, asking it to submit a status report within four weeks on the situation of Major (Retd.) Vikrant Kumar Jaitly.The actor had moved the High Court, pleading for proper legal and medical assistance for her brother from Indian authorities. In response, the court has also ordered the appointment of a nodal officer to track and share updates on Major Jaitly’s condition.The case will now be heard again on December 4. Celina is being represented by advocates Raghav Kacker and Madhav Agarwal. She has alleged that her brother was abducted and is being held in Abu Dhabi, where he has reportedly been detained for the last 14 months without adequate legal or medical support.The family has also said that they still have no clear information about the circumstances of his detention.
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