Sunita Alahan

Sunita Alahan (née Parekh) was a fictional character from the British soap opera Coronation Street, played by Shobna Gulati. She made her first screen appearance on 23 March 2001 and remained in the show until 2005, when the character was axed from the serial by producer Tony Wood. In 2009, Sunita returned to Coronation Street as a full-time character, reintroduced by producer Kim Crowther. In November 2012, Gulati announced that she had quit the soap once more, this time permanently. Sunita died on 3 April 2013 as she succumbs to the injuries she sustained during the Rovers Return fire, caused by her ex-illicit lover Karl Munro (John Michie). Sunita's funeral took place on 12 April 2013.

Sunita's storylines have seen her escape an arranged marriage, diagnosed with an aneurysm and a brain tumour, falsely imprisoned, held hostage, falling pregnant with twins, becoming a single parent after divorcing her husband, surviving a tram crash, embarking on an affair with Karl, becoming trapped in a fire at The Rovers Return and later dying in hospital of a cardiac arrest after her breathing tube was removed by Karl.