A sadistic and corrupt village police inspector who executes innocent Sikhs for promotions and under central government orders. He orchestrates fake encounters, brutally beats journalists and Satwant Kaur, and personally confronts Shiva at the village bridge. He is ultimately killed by Shiva in a direct confrontation.
Satwant suffers repeated physical violence from Rana's forces while seeking justice.
Ideological and operational enemies representing state oppression versus armed resistance.
Corrupt partnership where political ambition relies on police brutality to maintain control.
Jeeti's forced marriage represents the broader societal oppression enforced by Rana's police force.
Bachan becomes a martyr killed by Rana's forces, igniting the central conflict of the narrative.
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