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Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut has revealed that she was sexually assaulted when she was a child. Recalling the incidents that happened when she was a child, Ranaut said, I was a little kid and was not aware what exactly was happening. There was a boy in my town who lived nearby. He inappropriately touched me. This guy was three to four years older 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.’
A lot of kids go through the same experience every year, but people hesitate to take the issue to a public platform. She said adding ‘so many kids go through this (sexual assault) 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. 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.’
She further said that sexual assault on children is a huge crisis in society adding ‘no matter how much you tell the children about good touch and bad touch, it is not possible to teach them completely. Those close relatives who sexually abuse the children often shower love and bring gifts. It creates confusion in the mind of the children as they do not know what is real and what is not. As a result, kids are psychologically traumatized and scarred for life. They face endless troubles in life.’
