Harshad Chopda Reveals He Was Sexually Assaulted As A Kid; Tells Parents, “Don’t Leave Your Children Alone”

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Hosted by Riteish Deshmukh and Farah Khan, Lock Upp 2 has been making the headlines owing to the drama unfolding on the shows. Be it the interaction between the contestants or the shocking confessions they made, everything said and done on the show tend to go viral on social media. In the recent Lock Upp 2 episode, Harshad Chopda left everyone shocked and emotional once he revealed his third and last secret.

The actor – who began winning the hearts of the audience ever since he played cadet Ali Bagi on Left Right Left, is in the running to become a finalist in the reality show. During the latest episode, Chopda opened up about a traumatic chapter which took place during his childhood and how it still has him fearing some people.

Harshad Chopda Makes SHOCKING Confession! Reveals Being Sexually Assaulted As A Kid

During Lock Upp 2’s episode, Harshad Chopda was called upon to share his secret with the code word ‘childhood.’ As soon as he took centre stage, he made a shocking and heart wrenching confession. The ‘Bepannah’ actor said, “I was around 9-10 years old. Our parents tend to trust other people with their children. Once they had left me with some trusted people, who were not only trusted by the family but by the whole community. As a child, I was a little submissive. In the night someone was rubbing himself on me. I was fully dressed it was just that someone was on top of me and rubbing.”

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The ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ actor continued, “I didn’t know what was happening. I was scared, I acted like I was sleeping. I have never told anyone about this before because I didn’t even know what had happened. My pet name is Monu. He called me to the balcony to show me something for which he had to lift me. Then again he was picking me up and doing something which again I did not understand. I did not know how to question. I was scared.”

Harshad: I Have A Little Bit Fear When It Comes To Gay Men

Harshad Chopda then made a heartfelt request to all parents, saying, “I want to request all parents, not to leave their children alone. Talk to your kids so that they do not hesitate to tell you things. For people like me, whatever happens we need to blurt out and discuss things so that the wrongdoer is exposed! Those people are still living their lives joyously and I am standing here with my… That’s why I have a little bit fear when it comes to gay men. I don’t hate them I am just scared of them. That’s my truth.”

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During the episode, Harshad later stated that 99% kids go through the same kind of experiences. Shivangi Joshi and Ram Kapoor – who also had similar experiences, were emotional after Harshad’s story.

About Lock Upp 2

Lock Upp 2 is hosted bby Riteish Deshmukh and Farah Khan. The show – which premiered on June 27 on Netflix, is set to conclude next week. As per reports, the winner will take home a cash prize of Rs 1 crore. Currently, Akanksha Choudhary, Akanksha Chamola, Harshad Chopda, Pamela Serena, Ram Kapoor, Shivangi Joshi, Shreya Kalra, Varun Yadav, Yogesh Rawat and Shilpa Shinde are currenlty in the running to win the show.

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