Emmerdale has been hit by a barrage Ofcom complaints from viewers over its murderous storyline involving killer Meena Jutla.
The ITV soap has come under fire again after fans previously complained about the murder of Ben Tucker (Simon Lennon) by Meena (Paige Sandhu) before Christmas.
Paige’s character Meena, arrived in Emmerdale in September 2020 and has since been on a homicidal rampage having murdered characters including Leanna Cavanagh (Mimi Slinger) and Andrea Tate (Anna Nightingale).
This is not the last time! Emmerdale was hit with a torrent Ofcom complaints by viewers about its murderous storyline featuring Meena Jutla, the killer.
During an episode which aired on January 12, Meena revealed what was set to come next, as she told of her plans to kill Manpreet Sharma (Rebecca Sarker) and Vinny Dingle (Bradley Johnson).
Meena eventually decided against the double assassination and said to the two that she had one more hour of life before returning to the finish line.
65 TV viewers sent complaints to the television watchdog following the events. 65 viewers wrote to the TV watchdog complaining about the ongoing storyline. Company confirmed that they were connected to the ongoing storyline concerning serial killer Meena Jitla.
Villain: The ITV soap has come under fire again after fans previously complained about the murder of Ben Tucker (Simon Lennon) by Meena (Paige Sandhu) before Christmas
According to the watch, Emmerdale complaints over the last month were all related to the same storyline.
The company received 65 complaints by January 4, and another 91 the day after.
Twitter user refers to storyline online: “Ofcom has received 100+ complaints regarding Meena!”
A third person commented: “This Meena taleline is too far before the watershed. Soaps should be used for family viewing. This is giving too many options to our children.
I will notify @Ofcom about this #toomuch situation.
Complaints: Following the scenes, 65 viewers wrote to the TV watchdog to issue complaints about the ongoing storyline. They were confirmed by the company to be related to the ongoing storyline concerning serial killer Meena Jitla.
An additional person wrote that he had agreed with him and reported the Meena story to Ofcom. The watershed is not far away. Ideas are not very helpful.
Another person wrote: “@Ofcom, I would like to complain about Emmerdale’s Meena tale with the diazepan. This should be stopped now.”
The other stated: “I just sent an Ofcom complaint about the storyline tonight.” Meena’s story is terrible, but it doesn’t bring up the suicide issue in such an absurd manner. It’s shocking.
Not impressed: The watch also confirmed that complaints about Emmerdale over the past month have all been relating to the same storyline
Meena is set to return to the village next week on an angry rampage after she spots Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) and Billy Fletcher’s (Jay Kontzle) ‘save the date’ announcement on social media.
The village believed Meena fled Emmerdale, but she stayed to watch them.
Metro says that Ofcom received 74 complaints regarding the scene in which Meena killed Ben Tucker back in September.
Meena, serial killer Meena wanted to see the footage that showed she tried to kill Victoria Barton.
Shocked: Emmerdale was contacted by unimpressed viewers after the assassination of Ben Tucker (Simon Lennon).
After he grabbed the tape, Ben was in Meena’s crosshairs and made a run at it.
Meena followed his lead, but then she fell on the drank alcohol and looked like she was about to fall.
Ben took the video footage with him and returned to Meena’s house in order to verify her safety. However, Meena had vanished.
He returned to his car and saw that the footage had disappeared before Meena assaulted him with an object.
Not happy: According to Metro, Ofcom received 74 complaints about the dramatic scene which aired on Thursday September 25
Meena then went back to the footage and watched Ben screaming for help. Meena eventually beat Ben to death.
The soap bosses didn’t reveal Ben’s shocking death, ending Ben’s nearly year-long tenure in the village.
However, many of her fans didn’t like the fact that Meena once again hid from public view and began flooding social media with their thoughts.
One wrote, “So Dawn forgets that Meena was telling her that Billy was not over her?” This is vital information. It’s tempting to switch off.
Crime: Serial killer Meena was determined to get her hands on footage that proved she had attempted to murder Victoria Barton
One added, “Ah yes, serial killers are following you. And you return to find out if their okay.”
Another added, “If Meena murders again and is able to get away with it then I will give up on this show.”
Is anyone else tired of the Meena storyline? Is she possible to be found? She will likely have murdered the majority of the villagers by New Year’s Eve, one viewer said.
One fan posted, “The Meena Storylines Are Really Making My Head In Like How She’s Getting Away in Murdering People and Still Gets away With It.”
Boring storyline about Meena. A person can act bizarrely and get away with anything they want. It is absurd. A viewer shared that the sooner it ended, the better.
After Danny Miller, the actor who played Ben on the soap confirmed his resignation last week, viewers saw Aaron’s partner in crime and Ben discover it.
After leaving Andrea, Meena was left to find her true love in the burning corn maze of the survival week. Ben ended up being Meena’s third victim.
She killed Leanna Cavanagh, a teen she had discovered Meena stole money from the village’s gay pride collection and she also murdered Nadine her best friend before she moved to the village.
Really? Meena was once more hiding from the public, and many fans were not happy. They quickly flooded social media with comments.
Andrea learned that Meena had been involved in Leanna’s death. This led to a tough end for Andrea, who has been prayed for the day when the killer nurse will finally be exposed.
Although Paige Sandhu shared an idea for a scenario, little has been said about Meena’s fate.
“In my dreams this is what happens,” she said. Manpreet, Meena and others are walking down the street. Meena has just threatened to kill another person at night, and Manpreet needs to rescue her, she stated.
Manpreet is unable to save Meena. She kills Meena.
Then Meena is taken to Manpreet’s side and she dies. Meena has a wonderful sisterly moment when Meena almost confesses that she loves her. She’s almost normal and able to feel something – and then she dies! It’s all I want.
Terrified: Ben found himself in Meena’s firing line after he got his hands on the tape and ended up making a run for it