Emmerdale serial killer Meena Jutla could be returning to the ITV soap after her explosive exit.
Fans have been left divided since the villain made her exit earlier this month in one of the soap’s most dramatic storylines ever, holding the court hostage during her trial with a sharp blade to her sister’s throat.
But she was finally caught, and handed a sentence of 75 years behind bars – meaning she’ll very likely die in prison.
However, plenty of fans are certain they’ve spotted a vital clue which heralds Meena’s return to the now quiet village in the Dales, perhaps in time for the soap’s 50th anniversary this October.
Towards the end of Meena’s story arc, viewers grew suspicious of prison guard Ian, who Meena had been busy wooing, and who eventually refused to leave the gates unlocked so she could escape.
But it might not be the end of him.
Eagle-eyed viewers spotted that Ian didn’t lose his job after the Meena debacle came to light, and took to Reddit to share their theories.
One fan wrote: “A hint for Meena’s return?
“I’ve just seen last Monday’s (Apr 18th) episode, and in the very last shot of Meena’s cell from the outside we can see the name of the on duty officer is ‘I Beeker’. This is the name of the guard who was helping Meena escape earlier!
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“So presumably he hasn’t been caught out for attempting to help her escape, but could this also be the Emmerdale team subtly setting up a return for Meena?”
Someone else agreed: “Yeah, and he seemed to do a vanishing act at the end… Very odd.”
A third fan seemed clued in via Emmerdale’s social media accounts, which still display prominent pictures of Meena on the stand in their banners.
They wrote on Twitter: “She ain’t gone because the banner is still there I am calling it this is a fake exit Corrie have done it before now Emmerdale are doing the same or I could be completely wrong.”
Another viewer, meanwhile, wasn’t entirely convinced as they responded: “Doubt it. Given the length of her sentences and the focus on her storyline since the beginning of the year, how could she be written back into the show?”
But it wouldn’t take much for the writers to stage an epic prison break for Meena to cause some more havoc – and more deaths – for the soap’s 50th birthday later this year.
Emmerdale airs weeknights from 7:30pm on ITV.
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