The headless body of Roshni (Tabu), a nurse at a military hospital is found in a river. After the local police are intimidated to drop the case, an investigator, Patel (Patekar), from the CID is sent in to take charge. Patel finds a number of suspects, including Roshni's many admirers Ajit (Soman), Multani (Pancholi), Bishen (Mishra), and Dogra (Rana).