In a video that went viral on social media, actress Prakruti Mishra (of Bitti Business Waali fame) was seen getting assaulted by a woman who happens to be the wife of her co-star Babushaan Mohanty.
As per reports, the incident took place in Prakruti's hometown Bhubaneswar, where they actress is currently based right now.
Prakruti was allegedly assaulted by a woman named Trupti, the wife of her co-star Babushaan, who thought the two actors were having an affair.
Reacting to the incident, Mishra took to Instagram on Sunday and shared a note written in Odia which read, "Every story has two sides. Unfortunately, we are living in such a society where people blame women before learning about the whole story. Me and my co-star Babushaan were heading for Chennai to attend an event being organised by Utkal Association. During the period, Babushaan’s wife along with some goons started heckling him and assaulted me physically and mentally.”
Prakruti further states that the behaviour of the woman is unacceptable and she will fight for justice.
The actress also shared a post about women empowerment. "Working out on Women Empowerment For this Society is Subject to "the Ground Breaking" reality of facing the real harassment, do they know I have a Larger goal towards changing the dogma I think it empowers me to work more for it! I think I'm not yet done with my work, and I need to do more to finally achieve my goal Women Empowerment,” the 27-year-old actress wrote.
For starters, Prakruti is known for her work in Odia films and Hindi television. She has received the National Film Award for Special Mention Award for Hello Arsi. The Odisha-born actress was most recently seen as Devanyi In Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki, as Bitti in Bitti Business Wali and in the reality show Ace Of Space 2.