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Ram Kapoor Reveals He Was Molested At 13 On Lock Upp

Revealing the abuse as a Judgement Day lifeline prompted public support, renewed discussion about male childhood sexual abuse.

Overview

  • Ram Kapoor disclosed on Lock Upp during the show's Judgement Day task that he was molested at about age 13 while in a boarding-school dorm, using the secret to save himself from eviction.
  • He said a 10th-standard senior touched him under a blanket with many students nearby, he froze, later told the senior he was uncomfortable, and the senior apologised weeks after the incident.
  • Hosts Farah Khan and Riteish Deshmukh and several contestants visibly reacted with emotion on camera, and Kapoor was declared safe on the show after the revelation.
  • Kapoor's wife Gautami publicly supported him on social media, and coverage across outlets and social platforms has focused on survivor stigma, male childhood sexual abuse and how reality-TV formats surface private trauma.
  • No identifying details about the alleged abuser or any legal complaint have been reported and the reporting so far frames the episode as a personal disclosure that has reopened public conversation about childhood abuse and healing.