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.