Sunita Alahan to meet a grisly end

The residents of Weatherfield seem to be faced with some sort of catastrophe every few months, but soon they won't even be able to go and grab a pint to help steady their nerves.
It has been revealed that The Rovers Return, the beating heart at the centre of the Coronation Street community, is to be burnt to the ground in a shocking new storyline.
And the inferno is due to claim a life - that of long standing character Sunita Alahan.

Gory end? Sunita Alahan has been having an illicit fling with Karl Munroe, who lives in The Rovers Return

For the last few months, viewers have seen Sunita, played by Shobna Gulati, dive in to an illicit affair with Karl Munroe, played by John Michie. 
The usually level-headed mum of twins became close to the gambling loving charmer, who is married to the landlady of the Rovers Return, Stella Price, played by Michelle Collins.
Show insiders have revealed that key characters will risk their lives trying to save those trapped inside as the iconic Street boozer is left 'utterly devastated”.

Chemistry: Viewers have seen the affair between Sunita and Karl play out over the last few months

Stolen moments: Could Sunita be the culprit behind the pub blaze?

But, in a cruel twist of fate, Sunita, devastated after being jilted by Karl, becomes the prime suspect for starting the fire in a revenge attack.
A source told The Sun that Sunita is furious after Karl goes back to Stella.
They said: 'Sunita begins to hate Stella and all she stands for.

Popular character: Sunita, pictured here with her husband, Dev Alahan is a favourite with viewers, and killing her off is sure to rile some feathers

Iconic: Sunita and Dev's often shaky love story has had viewers hooked for over a decade

'Next thing the pub bursts into flames — and she’s on the scene. Even becoming a victim can’t stop people pointing the finger.
'But obviously if they’re wrong then the real arsonist will still be at large.'
In what promise to be dramatic scenes, characters fight to save their trapped pals as the pub burns.

Love rival: Sunita has been seeing pub landlady Stella Price's (middle) partner Karl Munro behind her back, which might be related to her exit

The insider said: 'When the fire is finally put out, The Rovers will stand in ruins.'
Shobna first joined Coronation Street in 2001, and since then has become one of soap's most-loved characters.
Her love story with Dev Alahan, father of her twins in the ITV show, will be a soap partnership that goes down in history.

Glamorous: Shobna Gulati at the National TV Awards 2013 at the O2 Arena, London

She has decided to leave the soap so she can concentrate on writing comedy.
Her farewell scenes are sure to be nail-bitingly tense, as they are being masterminded by Phil Collinson, the head of the soap - who is also leaving.
The inferno comes as ITV bosses are building a whole new Coronation Street set in nearby Salford.

Second time around: The Rovers Return also suffered a fire in 1986, but was saved

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