Popular television actress Maninee De, who is known for her role as Pari Kapadia from 'Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin' and Zehreeli in the show 'Shaka Laka Boom Boom' recounted the horrific ordeal she went through as a child. Maninee revealed that a close relative sexually abused her at the tender of 7. In an interview with Siddharth Kanan, she shared, "I went through abuse as a kid. There was a bit of a dark phase in my life. I was fighting with my demons.”

Maninee said that many years later she shared it with her parents but despite knowing they never took any action. She further shared that karma is real and her abuser was punished eventually.