After Munawar Faruqui, Kangana Ranaut Reveals She Was Also Inappropriately Touched As A Child
After Munawar Faruqui shared his traumatic childhood experience of sexual assault, Kangana Ranaut said on Lock Upp that she was inappropriately touched as well.
In the recent episode of Lock Upp, Munwar Faruqui revealed he was sexually assaulted as a child for several years, after which Kangana Ranaut also shared that she was inappropriately touched as a child too.
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The comedian shared his secret in order to save himself from eviction, as per the format of the show.
"I was six years old and I was sexually assaulted for several years, till the time that I was an 11-year-old boy. I was sexually assaulted for that time. They were my relatives, two of them and it continued for 4-5 years. I would not understand at the time. It was close family. It went on for 3-4 years and once it got extreme and then they realised they should stop it."
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"I have never shared this with anyone as I have to face them, and they have to face the family as well. I once felt my dad got to know about it but he scolded me a lot. Perhaps he felt the same, as I did, that this is not something that should come out in the open."
After Munawar Faruqui's revelation, Kangana Ranaut applauded him for finally getting this secret off his chest, "So many kids go through this every year but we avoid talking about it on public platforms. All of us go through this, all of us have been inappropriately touched at some point."
She then recalled she was inappropriately touched as a child too.
"I have faced this. I was a child and a young boy from our town used to inappropriately touch me. At the time, I did not know what it meant, no matter how protective your family is, all kids go through this."
"This guy was three to four years elder than me, perhaps he was exploring his sexuality. He would call us, get us all to strip and check us. We would not understand it at the time. There is a huge stigma behind this, especially for men. It is very brave of you, Munawar, that you chose this platform to share your experience".
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Kangana Ranaut added that such incidents leave a scar on people's life forever. "Another point is that you are made to feel guilty for it. This is a huge crisis for kids in our society. To tell them the difference between good and bad touch may not be enough. It becomes such a huge crisis. Kids are psychologically traumatised and scarred for life. They face such endless troubles in life".
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