Young, orphaned and homeless Amar rescues young Vijay, and gets adopted by his single mother, Ganga. Both children grow up in Sharifpur, a town that is oppressed by Thakur and his goons, with Amar making a lot of sacrifices so that Vijay gets a good education. He even gives up his love for Sundari after he finds out that Vijay loves her. After Vijay completes his education, he becomes a police inspector, returns home not to make life easier for Amar but to arrest him - not only for Theft - but also for murder.