When Rebita Devi Kongbrailatpam, 29, a renowned body-builder from Manipur, landed in Mumbai in February to collect an international award, she had no idea that she would end up living within the confines of her hotel room for more than two months. Apart from dealing with racial slurs, she is also struggling to find a way back home.

Kongbrailatpam came to Mumbai on February 16 for the 7th World Women Leadership Congress and Awards that was held at Taj Lands End in Bandra and she was presented with the Woman Super Achiever Award. "After the event, I had some meetings since I was looking for an Indian sponsor for an event I am planning. I had to, therefore, stay back for a couple of weeks. But then the lockdown came into effect and I got stuck here," she said.