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Kubbra Sait reveals she was sexually abused by her 'uncle' as a teen: Although uncomfortable, I kept quiet'

Kubbra Sait has come up with her memoir titled, ‘Open Book: Not quite a Memoir’ where the actress has confessed that she has been a victim of sexual abuse as a teenager.

In her book, Kubbra revealed that she was abused by her ‘uncle’ who her family thought was an ‘angel’. The actress also added that she endured the abuse at a young age in order to save her family from being ‘destroyed’.

Kubbra wrote in the book that she was just 17 years old when she got embroiled in the ‘greatest tragedy’ known to her. Kubbra mentioned regularly visiting a Bangalore restaurant with her family, when the owner became close to both her and her brother, Danish. The actress stated that he even helped their mother with her ‘financial woes’. Kubbra said that soon after his help, the man started sexually abusing her. He also insisted that she should not call him uncle.

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