By-the-Book Cop: Both Vartika and Neeti insist that everyone must follow the rules.Bratty Teenage Daughter: Vartika has a rebellious daughter, Chandni, who wants to leave India because she doesn't feel safe in the country, and attends demonstrations clamoring against the Delhi Police (which includes her mother).Bittersweet Ending: All the perpetrators are caught and sentenced to death, but Deepika succumbs to her injuries and the leader of the rapists, Jai Singh, takes the coward's way and kills himself in prison.Then he drops the act, puts on a terrifying expression and owns all his crimes, seemingly proud of them. Beware the Nice Ones: Jai Singh seems polite and clueless about any crime until the cat is out of the bag.From workplace sexism to general incompetence, bosses who are more interested in covering their asses than getting anything done, and a police office so badly budgeted that their power gets cut off. Beleaguered Bureaucrat: The amount of hoops Vartika has to jump through is astronomical.Beleaguered Assistant: Vartika slides into this when her superior ropes her into dealing with the media and his own superiors, who want to use the case to remove him.The younger brother excuses himself by claiming that "nobody says no to Jai". The older brother, Jai Singh, is the leader of the gang and a sadistic pychopath. Big Brother Bully: The pack of rapists includes two brothers.Based on a True Story: Advertized as based on the Delhi Police files concerning the investigation of the real case.
In fact, Jai was the one who worked as a driver during the day, and switched seats with his brother during their crimes. They then take turns at the wheel to rape her. Deepika cries for help to the driver, Amar, unaware that they are Siblings in Crime.
Bad Cop/Incompetent Cop: Deconstructed.Sonu is an evil version, as he is the only member of the rape gang that is under 18.
He negotiates to appear on TV telling his side of the story twice before a week passes and cancels each only because of pressures from Vartika, even though he is told repeatedly that his TV appearance could derail the case and let the aggressors go unpunished. Attention Whore/ It's All About Me: The victim's boyfriend is annoyed by news broadcasts ignoring him and concentrating on her, even though she has it millions of times worse than him and will most likely die.Arranged Marriage: One of the lead detectives is looking up potential husbands for his daughter.He is caring and understanding to his poorly paid, poorly trained, and very overworked men - yet this is built into his general characterization as an incompetent commander (though it also helps give him Hidden Depths). A Father to His Men: Deconstructed with Vinod.20 Minutes into the Past: Released in 2019, set in 2012.