₹87,000 gone in minutes! Archana Puran Singh’s son Aayushmaan Sethi falls for misleading trial offer

A quiet evening at home suddenly turned into a full-blown family drama for TV favourite Archana Puran Singh and this time, the plot twist didn’t come from a script. It came from a shocking bank notification. Her younger son, Aayushmaan Sethi, found himself staring at a missing ₹87,000, and what followed was part panic, part jokes, full-on chaos captured on camera by his elder brother.

The incident unfolded in a vlog posted by Aaryamann Sethi on his channel “Aary Vlogs,” giving viewers a front-row seat to the family’s reaction as they tried to make sense of the unexpected loss.

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A “free trial” that wasn’t so free after all

It all began with something that sounds harmless, a seven-day free trial. But for Aayushmaan, it turned into an expensive lesson. According to him, the platform offered trial period and claimed charges would apply only after seven days. Instead, full annual amount was deducted almost instantly.

Explaining the situation, Aayushmaan shared that process started with small $0 transaction, which he approved, assuming it was just a verification step. But within an hour, a whopping ₹87,000 was gone from his credit card without what he believed was clear consent.

“I wasn’t in a hurry,” he insisted during the vlog, responding to his father Parmeet Sethi, who casually blamed his son’s quick decisions. The reply came with a mix of irritation and determination. Aayushmaan made it clear he was handling the situation himself, saying no one else in the family really knew how to deal with such issues.

Interestingly, he also pointed out that the website didn’t seem shady. In fact, he described it as something he actively used and found useful. The confusion, he said, was purely about how the trial terms were presented.

Old scam, new shock

As the conversation unfolded, an older memory resurfaced, one that made the current situation feel even more frustrating. Aaryamann reminded everyone of a similar incident that had happened earlier.

During a recce trip for his song “Choti Baatein,” Aayushmaan had once received a message that around ₹80,000 had been deducted from his PlayStation account. That money, Aaryamann recalled, was never recovered.

But Aayushmaan quickly clarified that the current case was different. According to him, the previous fraud was something beyond his control, and he had eventually managed to get that money back. This time, however, things were trickier because there was some level of user interaction involved.

Towards the end of the vlog, Parmeet pointed out the key difference bluntly, this time, Aayushmaan had clicked something that allowed the deduction. It wasn’t entirely unauthorised in the technical sense, even if it felt unfair.

That small detail turned the situation from a clear scam into a grey area, making it harder to immediately reverse the transaction.

How the family reacted

If there’s one thing this family knows how to do, it’s handle stress with humour. Even as Aayushmaan dealt with the situation, the mood in the room kept shifting between concern and comedy.

At one point, Aaryamann joked to his father, “Your boy has become a man. He has been cheated.”

Soon after, Aaryamann’s fiancée, Yogita Bihani, stepped in to check on Aayushmaan. With a teasing tone, she asked if he was crying. His response? A firm and slightly defensive “No!”

But the most surprising moment came when Aayushmaan was spotted casually playing video games shortly after losing the money. Aaryamann couldn’t help but question it, how could someone just lose ₹87,000 and immediately go back to gaming?

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Aayushmaan’s answer was simple and practical. He had already contacted the company, and they told him it would take 48 hours to respond. With nothing else to do in the meantime, he chose to distract himself.

There was also a moment that left everyone laughing. It was when Aayushmaan complained about not being able to reach a real person in customer support. “They are making me speak to the AI only,” he said, summing up a frustration many people can relate to today.

Parmeet, ever the problem-solver, suggested trying email as an alternative way to contact the company’s help centre.

Meanwhile, Yogita added another playful twist by joking that Aayushmaan seemed like a “regular customer” for fraudsters, given his past experience. He quickly corrected her, insisting that the earlier case had been resolved and wasn’t his fault.