A young Hindu falls in love with a beautiful girl held hostage by the "Thug" sect. Introduced with a trusty in the lair of these, he manages to free the girl, but is taken prisoner. His sentence is sealed but the head of the sect promises to save his life on the condition that he kills the hated governor of the colony who tyrannizes against the natives. While the young man is about to carry out the feat, he is discovered and imprisoned in a fort.