Few months leap .
Location : Salgonda village , Goa .
Event: Cycle race.
It’s a men’s race , for the first time a woman is participating and that woman is ANUPAMA .
Little Jaya is cheering from the sides.
Anupamaa title song plays as race starts .
She is interested in the prize money as all her other ways to earn money failed…. Domestic help, chef, phaphda dhokhla selling etc.
Anupama is shocked to learn Devika is caught in legal issue in USA and her passport is taken away, her accounts frozen . Devika is barely surviving and pleads Anu to take care of Jaya.
Jai shri krishn jaap helps her lead leaving behind all other cyclists . But near the finish point the other cyclist kicks her n makes Anupama lose .
Anupama boosts the morale for herself n her well wishers. She is helped by her neighbours n friends with meals to sustain herself n Jaya .
Anupama learns of a local goon who does not allow any newcomer to set up stalls in 5is Salgonga area . Anupama learns about new Radha Krishna Murti at local temple and reaches there to attend Aarti n does Prasad distribution to devotees . At mandir she meets local goon n he warns her to stay away from this area or face consequences. Anupama pleads with him to let her stay because of the little Jaya whose school was midterm , if she moved out the little girl’s academic year would be wasted .
Anupama is warned by localites about a haunted house nearby . Jaya unknowingly enters the haunted house for retrieving a ball during play . Anupama learns about this n rushes to pull put Jaya from there n warns her not to enter other people’s houses .
She tells Jaya that there are no such things called ghosts or haunted houses .
Back at Kothari mansion , Jassi is helping Ansh with business n taking care of Pranshi . Prem and Rahi also have playful moments with Pranshi .
Gautam shows his possessiveness over Pranshi n claims it’s his child n has heated exchange with Rahi .
Precap
The local goon gets Anupama evicted from her rented room over unpaid rent .
Anupama is offered free accommodation in a house and she is shocked that it’s the haunted house that localites warned her about.

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