I also believe all Anokhi wants is to hear both side of the story dig it out know the truth and decide.
I think when her brother dies in an accident she wanted to take care of her parents earning herself and not take money from Sabrwals. Tej did not want that to happen as women in their family are not allowed to have own career. Astha’s point of view is it will hurt her self respect and her parents are her responsibility and she is capable of taking care of them so why depend on Sabarwal. Shaan did not defend her then. Tej told her to choose parents vs sabarwal. She chose parents. He did not let her take shurya as he was sabarwal too.
Her point not to fight for custody was she could not have given him a life what sabarwal could so she decided to let them take care of him for his own betterment.
Let’s see now what else comes up
Jiggy
this is what I gathered about astha’s Story that was told bits and pieces