Vinny Panesar shock exit as he flees Walford – directly into a trap in EastEnders

VINNY Panesar will be in grave danger in EastEnders next week as he heads directly into a trap. 

His plan to take down his dying father, Nish (Navin Chowdhry), has failed spectacularly. 

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Over the past few months on EastEnders, Vinny (Shiv Jalota) has been working to take down his father. 

After initially cutting his dad off, Vinny decided to be overly nice in order to win his affections back.

As part of the many Panesar mind games, Vinny has been seemingly remaining loyal to Nish in order to stay on his good side and to use it to his and Suki’s (Balvinder Sopal) benefit.

But Nish, who blames Vinny for siding with his mother Suki amid their disaster break-up, has been cooking up a scheming plot of his own. 

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The Walford villain took things to the next level after overhearing Suki and Vinny discussing their plan in the Minute Mart. 

Having gotten wind that undercover police are digging into the chicken shop business that he owns, Nish decided to come up with a cunning plan, which will have devastating consequences for Vinny.

Events at Vinny’s birthday party this week – which sees the young Panesar extend an olive branch to his father – complicate matters, but aren’t enough to make Nish back down from his plan. 

And in shocking scenes airing next week, Nish will sneakily put his son in the crosshairs of the police. 

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Nish continues with his plan to set Vinny up as the fall guy for the Chicken shop’s money laundering and stages a handover of cash between Vinny and Harti in the Square gardens. 

However, Suki quickly warns her son that it could be a setup.

But Vinny ignores his mum’s warning and follows Nish’s orders by heading to an unknown drop-off point. 

Heading off the deal before it can happen, Suki demands an audience with Harti in the café. 

He then reveals that Nish has tipped off the police and they’ll arrest Vinny when he arrives. 

Suki quickly intervenes and Vinny arrives back at No.41, where she implores him to leave Walford.

Darkest soap storylines

Over the years the likes of EastEnders, Emmerdale and Coronation Street have all tried to try outdo each other with their outlandish plots in a bid to keep us tuning in each week. But here are some of the darkest that had fans in shock...

EastEnders: Tony grooming Whitney (2008-2009) - Tony King first appeared in Albert Square in 2008 as the boyfriend of Bianca, played by Patsy Palmer. But it was quickly revealed he was a paedophile who had been grooming vulnerable Whitney, Bianca’s adopted stepdaughter from a previous relationship, since she was 12. The shocking storyline attracted more than 200 complaints within a week of it beginning. Whitney waited until her 16th birthday to reveal the truth to a horrified Bianca, who called the police.

Emmerdale: Holly's drug addiction and shock death (2010-2016) - In 2010, Holly Barton (played by Sophie Powles) became Emmerdale's first teenage drug addict. The shocking storyline saw her taking cocaine on a night out before developing a deadly heroin habit. Parents John and Moira desperately tried to help get their daughter clean but when Holly returned in 2016, following a four-year absence, she quickly relapsed. Fans were left stunned and heartbroken when distraught Moira found Holly dead in her bed from a heroin overdose.

Hollyoaks: Luke's rape (2000) - Actor Gary Lucy was just 17 when he took on this groundbreaking storyline, which saw his character Luke Morgan become soap’s first male rape victim. Luke had endured a long-running bullying campaign by football rival Mark Gibbs - who raped him after Luke stood up to him. Luke was left suicidal following the brutal attack, before opening up to his brother Adam. Gibbs was sentenced to eight years in prison. Gary won the Best Actor gong at the British Soap Awards in 2000 for his performance.

Coronation Street: Evil Richard Hillman (2001-2003) - Just a mere mention of ‘Richard Hillman’ is enough to send a shiver down the spines of soap fans. He is often ranked one of the most evil soap villains and it’s not hard to see why. The smooth-talking financial adviser bashed his ex-wife Patricia over the head with a shovel. In a bid to keep his mother-in-law Audrey quiet, he set fire to her house. And when Maxine caught him trying to murder Emily Bishop, he took a crowbar to her head. He made his exit from the cobbles in 2003 when he drove Gail Platt, played by Helen Worth, and her family into the canal. They survived, but he didn’t.

Vinny gets in a cab to leave, but unbeknownst to them both, it’s a trap.

The taxi drives Vinny straight into the trap and he pales when he realises he has been set up as his fate is left hanging in the balance.

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