A tenant assaults the villainous landlord Jawaharlal Choudhry, injures his son Priyalal and abducts his daughter-in-law Sandhya. Sandhya escapes unhurt to her relative, the engineer Praksh, however her father-in-law refuses to take her again, believing her to be 'broken items'. Sheltered by the kindly Promode, her husband ultimately accepts her again though she feels torn between affection for her savior and her marital obligations.