Celina Jaitly, who recently revealed her separation from husband Peter Haag, has spoken candidly on social media about the circumstances surrounding their split. The actress has filed a case of domestic violence against Peter and now she has revealed that he gave her divorce as a gift on their 15th anniversary in September. She's going through a difficult time as Celina also has filed a plea to the court to help rescue her brother Major Vikrant Jaitly who is detained in the UAE, apart from filing a domestic violence case against Haag.
In a detailed Instagram post, she has now shared that she was handed divorce papers under the “pretext of receiving a gift ordered for our 15th wedding anniversary,” and claimed that despite being granted joint custody, she is currently being denied contact with her three children.
Expressing the emotional toll of her situation, Celina wrote, “I lost my children the day I chose to leave Austria to protect my dignity, my children & my brother. This is for all the men & women who reached out with their stories of abusive marriages. You are not alone."
She went on to recount the night she left Austria, describing it as an escape from what she called sustained abuse. “11 Oct 2025, at 1 AM, I left Austria with the assistance of neighbours to escape what I had experienced as systematic oppression & abuse. I was compelled to return to India with only a minimal sum of money in my bank account to navigate the rest of my life," she wrote.
Celina also revealed that after returning to India, she was forced to seek legal intervention simply to gain access to her own home, a property she said she had bought well before her marriage. She alleged that Peter is now claiming possession of the house, despite having no legal connection to it.
Opening up about being separated from her children, Celina shared her anguish in a lengthy note. “Despite joint custody & a subsisting order of the Austrian Family Court, I am presently DENIED ANY COMMUNICATION with my 3 children & I am heartbroken! There has been repeated interference with my children’s access to me, including exposure to selective media narratives, resulting in obstruction of regular parent-child communication, as well as brainwashing & intimidation to compel them to say things against me, a mother who has done nothing but care for them since the day they were born, moving from one country to another to support the career of their father," she wrote.
Detailing how the divorce proceedings began, Celina explained, “In early Sept, I was served a divorce notice by my husband on the pretext of receiving a gift ordered for our 15th wedding anniversary at the local post office, to which I was driven by him. THEREAFTER, I REPEATEDLY & LEGALLY SOUGHT AN AMICABLE SEPARATION IN GOOD FAITH, PRIORITIZING ONLY THE WELFARE OF THE CHILDREN. THESE EFFORTS WERE MET WITH DEMANDS RELATING TO MY PREMARITAL ASSETS & UNREASONABLE CONDITIONS INTENDED TO STRIP ME OF MY FREEDOM & DIGNITY EVEN AFTER DIVORCE," she added.Get the latest entertainment updates from the Times of India, along with the
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