Gangaajal

Inspector Amit Kumar arrives in Tejpur, a district wracked by crime and a police force weighed down by crumbling infrastructure. He immediately sees laxity and a system where fear and influence shape every investigation. The town's stability seems tied to Sadhu Yadav and his son Sunder, whose brutality masks the rot at the core of law and order.

Bachcha Yadav visits Sadhu's hideout and encounters Nunwa, leading to Nunwa’s death in what is framed as an encounter. The incident triggers a suspension for Bachcha and deepens his loyalty test to Sadhu. He seeks help from Sadhu, only to discover that his patron has abandoned him.

Sunder Yadav abducts a missing young woman, triggering a high-stakes pursuit. Amit persuades the woman’s mother to file a formal complaint to press the case forward. Bachcha pressures Amit to intensify the investigation, seeing an opportunity to regain leverage.

Sunder is lured into a factory where Amit and his team close in, culminating in a brief clash and Sunder’s capture. The case stalls when the woman’s mother withdraws testimony after threats from DIG Verma, who openly supports Sadhu. The judge later rules without credible evidence, freeing Sunder.

With no credible evidence, the local judge frees Sunder, signaling a miscarriage of justice that inflames public anger. The decision reinforces a perception that the system is under the influence of Sadhu and his allies. Amit vows to expose the truth despite the setback.

Sadhu’s men attempt to vandalize the pan vendor’s shop who testified against Sunder. Amit steps in to halt the mob and orders the attackers jailed, asserting that justice must operate within the law. The incident heightens tensions between reform-minded officers and corrupt elements.

Tensions flare as Sunder's henchmen clash with Bachcha's officers, and acid is thrown into rivals’ eyes inside the jail in a brutal act locally dubbed gangaajal. Anuradha, caught in the crossfire, is wounded. The city spirals as vigilante violence circulates through the institutions.

Bachcha writes a letter confessing his complicity in the corrupt system and leaves it at Amit’s desk. The confession exposes the depth of institutional complicity and hints at links to Sadhu’s network. Amit is left to confront the magnitude of the rot within the department.

Bachcha returns home to find his wife and child hostage, a grim consequence of the power struggle surrounding Sunder. In the final confrontation, Sunder shoots Bachcha in the eyes, killing him. The violence underscores the reach of vengeance when the system falters.

Amit detains Sadhu and Sunder, attempting to keep them from the streets and prevent mob justice. He urges that the law must prevail, but the crowd’s fury proves difficult to quell. Sadhu and Sunder slip away, mounting a final stand elsewhere.

The final confrontation unfolds at a family's home where Sadhu and Sunder confront Amit’s pursuit. They crash onto a plough and are fatally pierced in the eyes, a brutal, symbolic end that seals the film’s tension between justice and vigilantism. The city watches as the two power brokers die in a shocking moment.

Gangaajal becomes a grim symbol of extra-judicial punishment and the fault lines within Tejpur’s institutions widen. Most officers deny involvement, but Bachcha’s confession and the public mood reveal deep-seated fractures between reformers and entrenched powers. The story closes with a wary sense of the price paid for attempting to restore order.