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Lakshmi Manchu Recounts Being Inappropriately Touched at 15 on a School Public-Transport Trip

She says the memory reflects widespread harassment on transit, with family prominence discouraging victims from speaking openly.

Overview

  • The actor detailed the experience in a new interview with Hauterrfly that Indian outlets published on Nov. 16.
  • She said the incident occurred when her school took students by public transport to collect exam hall tickets, unlike her usual guarded commute as Mohan Babu’s daughter.
  • Manchu described moving away rather than confronting anyone and later hearing from friends that they had faced similar violations.
  • She called such encounters on public transport so common that a girl who says she never faced them is “lying.”
  • She recalled breaking down during the MeToo wave after a Women’s Commission flier mirrored her experiences, adding that her upbringing in a well-known family discouraged reporting.