Today’s Kumkum Bhagya 17 May episode begins with Rhea spreading the news in college that Prachi (Mugdha Chaphekar) is suspended for what happened at the party. Shahana hears this and argues on Prachi’s behalf. Prachi hears everyone laughing at her and runs away from there. Shahana scolds the college students for calling Prachi a murderer. Meanwhile, Prachi rushes home crying.
While Pragya (Sriti Jha) is in the kitchen, Prachi rushes to her room and takes a bottle of sleeping pills. Shahana walks in and looks for Prachi. She tells Pragya everything that happened in college. Pragya rushes to Prachi’s house to look for her and sees her taking sleeping pills. They manage to break down the door just in time to stop Prachi from taking the pills.
Pragya scolds Prachi for trying to take her own life. Pragya decides to go to Mr. Mehra and speak to him for suspending her daughter from college. Abhi finds out that Prachi has been suspended as per Abhi’s instructions. Abhi (Shabbir Ahluwalia) gets angry at Rhea and decides to go to college and clear the matter.
Rhea tells her friends that she was the one who got Prachi suspended because she was jealous of seeing Prachi talking to Ranbir. They say that Rhea has feelings for Ranbir. Pragya goes to Abhi’s house where Mira tries to calm her down. Pragya tells Mira that Pragya tried to kill herself because of Mr. Mehra. Mira tells Pragya that she also lost a daughter at childbirth.
Pragya sympathizes with Mira and says that Rhea is lucky to have Mira as a mother. Abhi goes to the college to talk to Rhea and tell the principal to take Prachi back in the college. One of Rhea’s friends comes in to tell her that Abhi has come to scold Rhea. The written update of 17 May 2019 Kumkum Bhagya episode full story ends here.