, ▁and ▁the ▁story ▁is ▁narr ated ▁through ▁flash back s . ▁U rm ila ▁( T anu ja ), ▁a ▁young ▁school te acher , ▁goes ▁on ▁a ▁hol iday ▁to ▁the ▁sea ▁resort ▁of ▁G op al pur . ▁Her ▁vac ation ▁turns ▁into ▁a ▁night m are ▁as ▁she ▁is ▁gang - rap ed ▁on ▁the ▁beach ▁by ▁four ▁rich ▁young ▁men . ▁This ▁is ▁only ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁her ▁or de al . ▁The ▁film ▁shows ▁the ▁difficulties ▁she ▁faces ▁in ▁her ▁quest ▁for ▁justice . ▁Her ▁friends ▁and ▁colle agues ▁begin ▁to ▁avoid ▁her . ▁Her ▁f ian cé ▁can ' t ▁handle ▁the ▁situation , ▁and ▁their ▁eng agement ▁is ▁broken ▁off . ▁Even ▁her ▁father , ▁though ▁support ive ▁of ▁her ▁wish ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁cul pr its ▁to ▁book , ▁turns ▁against ▁her . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁striking ▁scenes ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁his ▁office . ▁T ired ▁of ▁answering ▁solic it ous , ▁yet ▁pr ur ient , ▁questions ▁from ▁his ▁colle agues , ▁he ▁places ▁on ▁his ▁des k ▁a ▁pla card ▁that ▁reads ▁" My ▁ra ped ▁daughter ▁is ▁well ". ▁The ▁families ▁of ▁the ▁cul pr its ▁are ▁rich ▁and ▁influ ential , ▁and ▁try ▁their ▁best ▁to ▁sub vert ▁the ▁legal ▁process . ▁The ▁police ▁officer ▁who ▁investig ated ▁the ▁case ▁is ▁placed ▁under ▁susp ension . ▁U rm ila ▁faces ▁hum ili ating ▁questions ▁during ▁the ▁trial , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁unw anted ▁media ▁attention ,