A middle-aged couple in Darbhanga was in financial trouble and had a loan payment due the following day. The unemployed husband then made the decision to steal his wife's valuables and go on a voyage of guilt in order to solve the problem.

Jeevanlal, who is a thief, lives in a small village in India. He is married to Sita and together they have a daughter Meena and a son, Dharmchand.