While many people have reunited with their families after getting stuck due to the Coronavirus pandemic in foreign countries, senior actress Rati Agnihotri has had no such luck and is still stuck in Poland. The actress had flown there in mid-March last year as she and her sister had opened a chain of eateries in Poland. She had taken her pet dog, Stuart Little, along with her.

Rati’s son, actor Tanuj Virwani said, “It has been a year since I saw my mother. My father and I have been living without her for a long time now. The problem is not with her travelling back, but the authorities are not allowing her pet to travel back with her. He is a small pocket dog and they are not allowing him in the hand luggage either. My mother is quite attached to her pet and does not want to return without him. Since Poland does not have many Coronavirus cases, she is busy tending to the eateries that she has set up there. But we want her to come back now. There are a new set of rules even for pets once they land in India. They have to quarantine separately and we intend to follow the rules. But, as of now, my mother will remain in Poland till we find a way for Stuart Little to travel back with her.”

Years ago, the Ek Duuje Ke Liye actress had opened up about the domestic abuse she endured in her marriage and had also filed a complaint with the police against her husband Anil Virwani. Recounting how those traumatic days are behind them, Tanuj said, “We live in a nuclear family and I grew up as a single child. Those days, I felt that there were bleak chances of my parents getting together, because I had seen everything first-hand and I knew the truth. But now, I am glad that my parents have resolved all their issues. Every marriage goes through ups and downs. I am just relieved that those things are sorted now and we are a happy family, who stay and holiday together. My mother has withdrawn her police complaint.” He added, “Whether it is your parents, siblings or children, people have to love each other in spite of anything. I am happy that my parents were able to iron out their differences. We are all much happier now.”