‘After I requested for an amicable separation, I used to be informed that my skilled background & achievements have been irrelevant & was suggested to take up work as a cleaner or in a grocery store within the small village the place we lived in Austria, merely to retain the joint custody of my youngsters.’

IMAGE: Celina Jaitley together with her youngsters on the grave of her child son, Shamsher. {Photograph}: Type courtesy Celina Jaitley/Instagram

Celina Jaitley’s private ordeal continues as she stays separated from her three youngsters Winston, Viraaj (each aged 13) and Arthur, 8.

The actress has accused her husband Peter Haag of violence and cruelty, and has filed for divorce.

She wrote in regards to the abuse she has been dealing with in a prolonged Instagram submit.

‘I Misplaced My Youngsters the Day I Selected to Go away Austria to Shield My Dignity, My Youngsters & My Brother,’ she posted.

‘That is for all the lads & girls who reached out with their tales of abusive marriages. You aren’t alone.’

Celina’s cry for assist

’11 Oct 2025, at 1 AM, I left Austria with the help of neighbours to flee what I had skilled as systematic oppression & abuse. I used to be compelled to return to India with solely a minimal sum of cash in my checking account to navigate the remainder of my life,’ she posted.

‘In India, I needed to method the court docket merely to enter & entry my very own home, a property bought by me in 2004, lengthy earlier than my marriage, which my husband is now in search of to assert as his personal. With the intention to do all this, I additionally needed to take an enormous mortgage.

‘Regardless of joint custody & a subsisting order of the Austrian Household Court docket, I’m presently denied any communication with my 3 youngsters & I’m heartbroken!

 

‘There was repeated interference with my youngsters’s entry to me, together with publicity to selective media narratives, leading to obstruction of normal mum or dad little one communication, in addition to brainwashing & intimidation to compel them to say issues towards me, a mom who has accomplished nothing however look after them for the reason that day they have been born, transferring from one nation to a different to assist the profession of their father.

‘In early Sept, I used to be served a divorce discover by my husband on the pretext of receiving a present ordered for our fifteenth marriage ceremony anniversary on the native submit workplace, to which I used to be pushed by him.

‘Thereafter, I repeatedly and legally sought an amicable separation in good religion, prioritising solely the welfare of the kids. These efforts have been met with calls for regarding my premarital property and unreasonable circumstances meant to strip me of my freedom and dignity even after divorce.

‘In a single day, I used to be required to justify my function as a mom, as a mum or dad, regardless of being their mom and the first caregiver to my youngsters. My complete world was snatched from me in a single second.

‘After I requested for an amicable separation, I used to be informed that my skilled background & achievements have been irrelevant & was suggested to take up work as a cleaner or in a grocery store within the small village the place we lived in Austria, merely to retain the joint custody of my youngsters.

‘I questioned why, after I could make a life for myself efficiently in my very own nation by myself phrases, I used to be being denied my youngsters, my dignity to life & work, after being heartlessly discarded after taking my property, after me having attempting my greatest to make an abusive marriage work with my loyalty & dedication for 15 years.

‘As issues stand as we speak, I stay with out entry to my youngsters, in circumstances formed by jurisdictional constraints, monetary coercion & systemic imbalance, just because I selected to face up & battle for my rights.

‘In 2024, I used to be additionally denied entry to part of my very own rental earnings, stopping me from travelling to Dubai to avail authorized support for my brother Maj Vikrant.

‘That is what systematic oppression & abuse is designed to do.. isolate you, silence you & make you are feeling invisible — we have been burning whereas they got here blaming us for the odor of ashes.’

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