EMMERDALE star Anil Goutam has quit the soap after six months.
The actor – who plays Amit Sharma in the ITV soap – bowed out as the dodgy businessman’s involvement in his brother Rishi’s death was exposed.
Last night’s episode suggested Jai had taken the ultimate revenge on his biological father and killed him but tonight the truth was revealed.
Amit was seen bound and gagged in the house’s store while Jai came up with a plan to punish him without killing him.
Having already pushed him down the stairs and broken his ankle, Jai was determined to get justice for Rishi just not in the traditional way.
Instead he blackmailed Amit into signing over his shares of The Hop to him, in exchange for his freedom.
He even betrayed his brother Suni to get them, pointing out to Amit that he’s just as dangerous as he is.
Jai then dropped Amit at the hospital and made him agree to never return and to say goodbye to Suni by text.
Heading to the Hop, Jai broke the news to Suni and Laurel that Amit had done a runner and abandoned them all, hiding his own involvement.
Instead he claimed to have cashed in investments and his savings to pay off Amit’s loan sharks and bought The Hop shares from him.
And actor Chris Bisson has revealed that Amit’s exit has paved the way for Jai to become a villain once more.
“Jai has finally discovered the truth about Amit and I think this has brought out the dark side in him,” he told The Sun.
“He’s previously tried to suppress all his feelings and he listened to Laurel and Suni who said there was nothing to see here.
“That Jai should move on and accept the death of his father and take Amit into his family.
“Well that has proved to be untrue. Amit is the villain that we suspected or that Jai suspected he was. Amit has been very devious and the pain that Jai suffered over the last eight months or so since Rishi’s death has now exploded.”
Chris added: “It is like a big fireball inside him and it’s all coming out in one go.
“And Amit is feeling the wrath of Jai’s pain. I think that for Jai it’s very simple now.. he wants rid of Amit.
“He wants him out of his life he doesn’t want him anywhere near him. He wants the shares to the HOP – he wants his rightful inheritance that he should have got from Rishi.”
He added: “The fact that Rishi is no longer with him, means that Jai feels like he needs to avenge his death in some way. And hurt Amit in someway.
“Jai is not a murderer deep down but I think he has been pushed to his limit here. But he has let Amit away with his life.
“But it has changed something inside him and going forward the way he views life and people and relationships may well be affected. Certainly the way he treats business will probably be affected too.”
And now with a darker Jai returning, the village should watch out.
Chris teased: “I think he is going to become a bit more ruthless. He feels he has been taken for a bit of a fool and he feels like that is never going to happen again.
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“So yes maybe BAD JAI is back! And do you know what I quite like bad Jai. He’s fun to play!
“But he’s not all bad though, he’s a good dad and he has some redeeming qualities but we have seen him go down this path before – so who knows what lies ahead…”
