A tenant attacks the villainous landlord Jawaharlal Choudhry, injures his son Priyalal and abducts his daughter-in-law Sandhya. Sandhya escapes unharmed to her relative, the engineer Praksh, but her father-in-law refuses to take her back, believing her to be 'damaged goods'. Sheltered by the kindly Promode, her husband eventually accepts her back although she feels torn between affection for her savior and her marital obligations.

Abhagini is the story of a girl who is motherless and has been tortured by her step mother all her life. She leaves for the city and comes to stay with a family that ill-treats her. But she manages to win the hearts of everyone at the end.