Actor Celina Jaitly has filed a domestic violence complaint in a local court in Mumbai against her "narcissistic" husband Peter Haag, alleging that she suffered severe emotional, physical, sexual and verbal abuse at his hands.
The plea came up for hearing on Tuesday before judicial magistrate S C Tadye, who issued a notice to Haag and posted the matter for hearing on December 12.
Celina, in her application filed through Karanjwala & Co law firm, accused Peter of domestic violence, cruelty and manipulation under provisions of the Domestic Violence Act.
The 47-year-old actor claimed she has suffered severe emotional, physical, sexual and verbal abuse by her husband because of which she was forced to flee her home in Austria and return to India.
Celina, who starred in movies like Apna Sapna Money Money (2006), No Entry (2005) and Janasheen (2003), married Austria-based Haag in September 2010, and the couple has three children together.
In her plea to the court, she alleged that after marriage, her husband prohibited her from working.
"The respondent (Peter) is a narcissistic, self-absorbed individual. He has a short temper and alcoholic tendencies, which have consistently caused the applicant (Jaitly) stress," the plea stated.
Celina has sought a direction that her estranged husband pay a sum of Rs 50 crore as compensation and Rs 10 lakh per month as maintenance.
She has also sought access to her three children, who are presently living with their father in Austria. The actor listed several instances where her husband had indulged in physical and verbal abuse.
The plea also stated that Haag had filed a divorce application before a court in Austria in August this year.
Celina has claimed that her husband and his lawyers misled the court in Austria, and she was left helpless, as she was not fluent in the language and was not allowed access to her lawyer.
