Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai: Armaan BLAMES Abhira for Pookie's disappearance setting stage for their SEPARATION

In this episode, Abhira is seen sitting on a bus, quietly holding her baby. She seems to be finding comfort in spending some alone time with her child. Armaan notices this and tells her to avoid getting too close to the baby, as she has only recently recovered from an illness. Though his concern is genuine, the way he puts it makes the moment tense. His tone causes discomfort, and Ruhi steps in to support Abhira. She tells Armaan that he should be more mindful of how he talks to her and that being considerate matters, especially in such situations.

The family then reaches the temple to attend the Nahavan Ceremony. As the rituals are about to begin, Abhira is holding the baby when Armaan suddenly takes her from her hands and goes ahead with the religious duties on his own. This makes Abhira feel left out, as she expected to be part of the ceremony too. She stays quiet, watching everything without saying a word, though it clearly affects her.

After the pooja is over, the atmosphere becomes a bit more relaxed. Family members start joking around and playfully argue about who will take photos with the baby. During all this, Armaan suddenly speaks up, raising his voice and asking everyone to be silent. His interruption creates an awkward pause, but soon after, everyone gathers to take a family photo with the child. The shared moment brings a bit of balance back to the situation, even if briefly. Later, Abhira becomes more watchful than usual. A disturbing dream she had earlier seems to be on her mind, making her very reluctant to be apart from her baby, even for a short time. During a food distribution activity at the temple, Vidya offers to carry the baby so Abhira can help with serving. Though Abhira isn’t fully comfortable, she agrees but keeps looking over to where Vidya is standing, unable to relax.

Suddenly, both Vidya and the baby are nowhere to be seen. This causes immediate panic among the family. Armaan becomes angry and points fingers at Abhira, saying that she wasn’t careful enough. However, what really happened is that Vidya had taken the baby to a different area of the temple to carry out a small ritual to keep bad luck away. She didn’t mention this to anyone, which led to the confusion. While at the smaller temple, Vidya comes across a nurse and a few unfamiliar men. Their behavior quickly turns threatening, and they begin to blackmail her. They try to take the baby by force. Vidya tries to get away, but things escalate. At that point, Abhira feels that something is wrong and hurries to look for them. She finds Vidya being cornered and doesn’t hesitate—she grabs the baby and starts to run.

She calls Armaan to tell him what’s happening. Madhav understands how serious the situation is and immediately contacts the police. In an effort to protect the baby, Abhira hides her in a large box and finds a nearby drum to conceal herself. The men begin searching the area. A tense moment follows as they try to locate them.

Eventually, Abhira decides to face them. A struggle breaks out, and just in time, Armaan arrives to help. Together, they manage to overpower the men. Just as they believe the crisis is over, another problem appears—the box where Abhira had hidden the baby has been mistakenly taken away by someone during the commotion.

Armaan is furious. Instead of recognizing what Abhira just did to protect the baby, he yells at her again, accusing her of being responsible for the child’s disappearance. His words make the situation worse, deepening the emotional gap between them. The episode ends with both the baby still missing and the relationship between Abhira and Armaan under even more strain.