providing all help to vikrant jaitly: Ministry
New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- Indian authorities are providing all possible help to Major (Retd) Vikrant Jaitly, the brother of actress Celina Jaitly who has been detained in the United Arab Emirates for more than 14 months, the external affairs ministry said on Friday.
The Delhi high court this week directed the external affairs ministry to provide legal assistance to the former army officer while hearing his sister's petition seeking directions to the government to facilitate effective legal assistance for her brother, ensure real-time communication between them, and ensure regular consular access to monitor his well-being.
External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the Indian side is in touch with UAE authorities regarding the case of Vikrant Jaitley. "Our embassy is seized of the matter. We have been making consular visits to him, and we have done so on four occasions," Jaiswal said, responding to a question.
Jaitly had contended that the government failed to obtain information about her brother's welfare and legal status.htc...
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