Mangal Lakshmi 6th August 2025 Written Update: The episode begins with Lakshmi placing a tracker inside Jia’s slippers to monitor her movements. She returns home and informs Umesh that the girl staying with Prema is indeed Jia, and she needs to find out how Jia changed her face. Just then, Gayatri arrives and urges Lakshmi to prove it in court and get Karthik released from jail.
Lakshmi receives a notification indicating that Jia is moving to a new location. She follows the tracker to a hospital, where she sees Jia and takes an appointment with the same cosmetic surgeon. Jia enters the doctor’s room, and Lakshmi overhears the doctor advising Jia to avoid sun exposure since her surgery was done recently. Lakshmi realizes that her suspicion is correct—Jia underwent plastic surgery.
The doctor instructs the nurse to get medicine for Jia. As the nurse exits, Lakshmi accidentally bumps into her and sees Jia’s name on the prescription. Jia then approaches Lakshmi, who confronts her, saying she knows she is Jia. A scuffle breaks out, and Jia manages to stab Lakshmi with a knife during the struggle. Shocked and scared, Jia flees the scene.
The next day in court, Gayatri expresses her concern to Umesh, wondering why Lakshmi hasn’t arrived yet. Umesh makes a remark about her absence. Meanwhile, Karthik asks his family about Lakshmi. Nidhi tells him she hasn’t returned home since last night. Karthik, recalling Lakshmi’s words, grows anxious and regrets letting her go.
The judge arrives and begins the court proceedings. The public prosecutor states that during the previous hearing, Lakshmi had claimed Jia was alive, but failed to present any evidence. She argues that Lakshmi has now disappeared and urges the judge to pronounce judgment and sentence Karthik.
At that moment, Sanjana enters the courtroom and announces that Lakshmi will not be coming. Shocked, Gayatri questions her. Sanjana then reveals to the court that Lakshmi is dead. Karthik refuses to believe it.
Sanjana claims the court can confirm the death themselves. The police bring in Lakshmi’s body. The judge asks what Lakshmi’s death has to do with the case. Sanjana declares that Jia is responsible for Lakshmi’s murder. The judge questions how this is possible.
The police present the forensic report, stating that the murder weapon has both Lakshmi’s and Jia’s fingerprints. The judge asks what this implies. Suddenly, Lakshmi regains consciousness and reveals that this proves Jia is alive. A relieved Karthik sees that Lakshmi is unharmed. Lakshmi points at the girl and asserts she is Jia. Prema intervenes, claiming the girl is her relative’s daughter.
Lakshmi explains that she suspected Jia was alive and began monitoring the house, which led her to this girl. She says that when she confronted Jia, Jia used a fake knife to stab her—explaining the presence of both their fingerprints. Lakshmi further reveals that she took a heart rate-reducing drug, the same one Jia had used previously to fake her death and frame Karthik. When the judge asks about Jia’s changed face, Lakshmi confirms it was due to plastic surgery.
Lakshmi then requests to present a witness. The judge agrees. Lakshmi introduces the cosmetic surgeon who performed Jia’s surgery, and he testifies to the truth. Taking all evidence into account, the judge declares Karthik not guilty. A relieved Karthik hugs Lakshmi.
