'EastEnders' Masood 'to kidnap Yusef'

EastEnders character Masood Ahmed will reportedly kidnap wife Zainab's ex-husband Yusef Khan and douse him in petrol - warning him to stay away from her.

Masood becomes angry when Yusef (Ace Bhatti) reminds Zainab (Nina Wadia) of the romance they once had. He wants to teach the GP a lesson and threatens to set him on fire. Yusef then turns up at Zainab's covered in petrol and bleeding, informing her of the incident.

The two men have clashed since Yusef's arrival in Albert Square. Masood's (Nitin Ganatra) latest actions echo the attack Zainab suffered when Yusef's family set her alight for being unfaithful.

An insider told the News of the World: "Masood has never got over that. Tension has been simmering for a while and leads to an outpouring of violence from Masood that leaves Yusef seriously injured. But Yusef will get his own back.

"It is a twisted love triangle that will also show the sometimes brutal side of arranged marriages. It's not clear if their marriage will survive Yusef's meddling.

"They've had so much to contend with recently - Tamwar falling in love with Afia and Syed in hospital. But Yusef obviously wants her back and will do anything he can to drive a wedge between Masood and Zainab. Zainab will have a lot of thinking to do."

The storyline will begin in around six weeks' time.

Ganatra recently promised a dark storyline for Masood.