1. D.O.B:  3 March 1964
2. Address: 9 Victoria Court, Weatherfield
3. Work: Owner of seven branches of Alahan’s corner shops and of Prima Doner takeaway

First Appearance

• 10 November 1999: Dev arrived from Birmingham to help out his cousin Nita Desai in the Corner Shop when her brother Vikram went missing.

Street History

• 1999: Buys all seven branches of his uncle Ravi’s corner shops in the Manchester area
• 2000: Is pursued by deranged ex-girlfriend Amy Goskirk, whose lies turn the residents against him. Starts dating barmaid Geena Gregory
• 2001: Takes in Sunita Parekh, who is running from an arranged marriage. Sleeps with Deirdre Rachid at Christmas, following a row with Geena
• 2002: Separates from Geena. Seduces Deirdre’s daughter Tracy Preston at Christmas
• 2003: Begins courting solicitor Maya Sharma
• 2004: Dumps Maya and declares his love for Sunita. Marries Sunita, who is arrested when Maya frames her for bigamy. Survives when Maya ties him up in his flat and sets fire to the shop below
• 2005: Reveals to Sunita that he has fathered four children, including Amber Kalirai
• 2006: Heartbroken when Sunita leaves him after giving birth to twins
• 2008: Has an affair with his friend Prem Mandal's wife Nina. Falls for Prem and Nina's daughter Tara
• 2009: Lies to Tara about his one night stand with solicitor Lisa Dalton. Publicly humiliated when Tara unveils an enormous photograph depicting him stark naked

Likes

• Female company    
• Bollywood films

Dislikes

• Solicitors
• Photograph exhibitions