A Coronation Street actor who has been on the soap for more than two decades is set to be leaving the programme for a brief period.
Jimmi Harkishin, who plays Dev Alahan and has been involved in some big storylines over the years, will pack his bags and head to India in upcoming scenes.
Dev will find out that his aunt Gita has had a fall and will head to India to be with his family.
He will leave behind his partner Bernie - played by Jane Hazlegrove - and his children Aadi and Asha, The Mirror reports.
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They add: "When he tells Bernie about the news, she tells him she wants to go with him - but will she?
"Aadi, meanwhile, has been given charge of the kebab shop and the corner shop, but when will Dev come back?"
A Coronation Street spokesperson has confirmed Dev will return to the soap in the spring and is taking a short break to do some travelling.
Harkishin first joined the soap in 1999 and has been a consistent fixture in Weatherfield ever since.
Dev has been at the centre of some big storylines over the past year, but most recently, he has been supporting his partner Bernie as she deals with the devastating loss of her son Paul.
Paul died from motor neurone disease in sad episodes which aired last year.
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Elsewhere, Aadi and Amy's romance seems to be blossoming as he supports her through the hard times.
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Meanwhile, Asha has been working as a student paramedic and was on hand to help when Mason Radcliffe was tragically stabbed by his brothers earlier this year.
