Mangal Lakshmi 28th March 2025 Written Update on SerialGossip.in
The episode begins with Adit remarking that his father’s phone is dead because it isn’t charging. Mangal plugs the phone into the charger. After a while, Sowmya asks Adit to check Sudesh’s phone. When he opens it, he receives a call from the police station asking him to identify a person found unconscious near the location where they found Akshat. Sowmya becomes frightened.
Kusum, Adit, Mangal, and Sowmya rush to the hospital, where they are shocked by Sudesh’s condition. Sowmya grows even more scared when Sudesh points at her and accuses, “Sowmya, you made me fall in the ditch.” In a moment of anger, Adit strikes Sowmya, snapping her out of her daydream. He tells Kusum that he will go to the hospital to check on Sudesh and instructs Sowmya to stay with her before leaving with Mangal.
At the hospital, a nurse informs Adit and Mangal that the patient’s condition is critical and asks them to watch from a distance. Adit protests that he can’t just stand by, while Mangal points out that the patient cannot be their father. She goes to inspect him and soon returns in tears, telling Adit that the patient isn’t Sudesh. Adit comforts her by hugging her, helping her sit, and offering water. He then calls Kusum; however, when Sowmya answers, Adit informs her that it isn’t Sudesh. Sowmya relays the message to Kusum, who insists they first need to find Sudesh.
Meanwhile, Akshat awakens. Ishana asks him to eat something, but he refuses. Sowmya, noticing his fearful expression, asks what happened. Akshat explains that some people attacked them. She further inquires about the attackers, whether they mentioned anything about Mangal, or if they beat them. Akshat replies cryptically that those goons are “best Dadu” and then leaves. Kusum is shocked by his response, while Sowmya suggests that Sudesh was beaten because of Mangal—and that might be why he is missing. Overwhelmed with guilt, Kusum collapses into a chair, regretting that she did not stop Mangal in time. She explains that the crowd attacked Sudesh and Akshat because of Mangal. Sowmya adds that she doesn’t know why Akshat and Sudesh went so far from home.
Later, Adit and Mangal return home. Mangal asks Kusum if she has taken her medicine, but Kusum ignores her. Sowmya then tells Adit that Akshat mentioned the crowd attacked both him and Sudesh, driven by the hate people have for Mangal. Adit expresses uncertainty about why Sudesh and Akshat went far. As he begins checking his messages, he notices that the last message was from Mangal. Shocked, Mangal asks about the message, and as Adit reads it, he is left stunned.
The episode begins as Lakshmi trips while taking her pheras. Gayatri suggests postponing the wedding because Jia is unable to walk properly, a comment that Prema echoes. Karthik then carries Lakshmi and completes the pheras. He fixes her hairline and places the Mangal Sutra around her neck.
Meanwhile, Jia returns home to find that the wedding has already been completed, with the pandit announcing its conclusion. In frustration, Jia sets off the fire alarm, prompting everyone to leave the mandap to search for the source of the fire. Jia confronts Radha, demanding to know why she married Karthik without stopping the proceedings. Radha replies that Jia did not arrive on time and that she couldn’t halt the rituals, so she married Karthik. Radha also accuses Jia of abandoning the wedding to undergo a look test and declares that it is wrong. Jia retorts that Karthik married Radha thinking she was Jia, and she demands the return of her wedding dress and thali. Radha, however, refuses to relinquish her rights and counters by saying she now knows what Jia did with Lakshmi. Radha asserts that Jia snatched Karthik from Lakshmi, and that God, in turn, took Karthik from Jia and gave him to Radha—so Jia must accept this as God’s decision before Radha leaves.
Karthik, puzzled by the situation, notices that there is no fire, yet the alarm has been activated. Jia, intent on turning things in her favor, watches as Karthik questions her about when she changed her clothes and removed her sindoor. Prema calls Karthik to the mandap, explaining that the fire alarm was triggered by mistake and that his bride is waiting for him. Confused, Karthik comes downstairs with Jia, and everyone is stunned by what they see. When Karthik lifts the ghoonghat, he discovers that the bride is Radha, leaving him in shock. Umesh asks if Radha has been sitting in Jia’s place all this time.
Determined to prevent the truth from emerging about how Radha replaced her, Jia starts a dramatic outburst. She claims that Radha is occupying the mandap deceitfully and is trying to steal her identity. Karthik interrupts, demanding answers from Jia. He asks where Jia was when Radha sat in the mandap as the bride. Radha then reveals that Jia had gone for a dev Sinha look test, and that, following Jia’s orders, she took Jia’s place as the bride and married Karthik.
Karthik scolds Jia for abandoning the marriage for a movie offer. Jia attempts to defend herself, arguing that it wasn’t entirely her fault because Radha seized the opportunity and married him out of greed. Radha retorts sharply, accusing Jia of being greedy rather than herself. Jia pleads with Karthik for forgiveness, insisting that if he truly loves her, they should get married and that he should dismiss Radha. However, the pandit reminds them that the wedding has been fully completed with all the necessary rituals and that it cannot be nullified. He urges Jia to stop insulting the dharam. Jia persists, declaring that Karthik loves her and that the current marriage is invalid, and she demands that Radha leave. Radha, however, declares that she is married to Karthik and that this is her sasural, so she will not leave.
The episode ends.