hey im watching the serial now...but i didnt feel that it was actually a hug...she was telling everyone to cheer up and not be sad she came to everyone and in that process she just put her hand over abhay and told abhay-piya that they shud cheer up even if they cudnt win...
It looked to me like a quick hug. She could have hugged Piya or Tracker who actually looked sad. She had no business touching Abhay who keeps a distance from everyone except Pia. Panchi's character is not so close to Abhay for such a gesture even if I agree that it was not a Hug. I felt the scene odd and unnecessary. It still would have been okay if she tried to cheer or comfort Pia and Tracker also.