India, Aug. 2 -- The reality show Lock Upp has finally entered its finale week, with the top seven finalists now confirmed. The latest episode featured several emotional confessions as well as a double elimination. Reality TV star and model Akanksha Choudhary, who was among those eliminated, opened up about a disturbing casting couch ordeal she faced in the beauty pageant industry, leaving the inmates and hosts emotional.

Before her elimination from Lock Upp, Akanksha chose to reveal her secret. She said, "I was going to participate in a pageant and needed around Rs.1-2 lakhs to buy garments, pay for training fees, etc. We didn't have that kind of money; my parents couldn't afford it. There is one very influential person. I don't want to...