Bigg Boss 18: Shrutika Arjun accuses Karan Veer Mehra of playing games; the latter hits back 'teri tarah statistics lekar nahi aata, kaun lead kar raha hai, kaun popular hai'

The latest episode of Bigg Boss 18 featured a thrilling Ticket to Finale task, where contestants battled to secure a spot as contenders for the coveted TTF. While Vivian Dsena and Avinash Mishra played to secure their own positions, Karan Veer Mehra took a different approach by competing on behalf of his close friend, Chum Darang, aiming to make her a contender. During the task, in one of the rounds Avinash Mishra purposely blocked Karan Veer's way while he was trying to take the egg which resulted in Vivian winning that round. When Karan questioned him about the push, he apoloised to him. Next day, while working out, Karan questioned Avinash if he did it to make Vivian Dsena the winner or he was playing for himself. Shrutika Arjun, who was also working out there, intervened in their conversation and accused Karan of setting a narrative.
Tensions escalated as Karan Veer Mehra got annoyed with Shrutika's interference, asking her to stay out of the conversation. This led to an argument where Karan labeled Shrutika a "fence-sitter." Rajat, who was nearby, alleged that Shrutika's actions were deliberate since she was nominated.
Meanwhile, Vivian Dsena questioned Karan's decision to play for Chum Darang instead of himself. In a conversation with Shilpa Shirodkar, Vivian expressed his suspicion that Karan was overconfident about making it to the finale and saw Chum as a weaker contestant. Shilpa, however, defended Chum, explaining that she had encouraged Karan to play for himself. Karan, on the other hand, insisted that he was indeed playing for himself. Shilpa tried to make Vivian understand Karan Veer's decision to play for Chum Darang, emphasizing that it stemmed from the strong bond they share.
The argument did not stop and tensions flared as Shrutika accused Karan Veer Mehra of strategizing and manipulating situations in the house. Responding sharply, Karan Veer retorted, "Unlike you, I don’t come armed with statistics about who’s leading or who’s popular." The heated exchange added to the ongoing drama in the house.
Shrutika says, "I go by my heart, someone has to call you in the confession room and ask you how to behave at every point. For me it's not like that, I go by my heart. You go according to game play." Karan hits back, "Some people are not fixable." Shrutika accuses Karan and says, "Pehle din se sirf khel raha hai, I see as real-life incident. You see as isko kaise frame karna hai, isko narrative mein kaise laana hai."
Karan responds to her saying, "No, real-life incident hota toh main statistics leke nahi aata na. Kaun lead kar raha hai, kaun popular hai, kaun kiske forum mein upar haiMain toh normal khel raha hoon. Joh life mein khelte hain jaise. Mereko behan nahi batake gayi kaun popular, kiska zyaada upar hai, kiska neeche hai, kiska PR chal raha hai. Tune bataya hai."
Shrutika gets furious hearing this and says, "This is Karan, personal attack, yehi hai Karan ka style." He mocks her that it is Shrutika's style to talk non-stop. Shrutika blames him of going personal and the latter retaliates that she starts first and when he gives it back to her, Shrutika starts crying.
In the end, Chum interrupts and defuses Shrutika and Karan's argument.