Dev Bansal

PC/DC Dev Bansal made his first appearance on 8 July 2013. He is portrayed by Gary Pillai.

Storylines
Dev is a police officer who investigates a fire at Ian Beale's restaurant, Scarlett's. He questions chef Jean Slater and former waitress Whitney Dean after discovering that Whitney's adoptive mother Bianca Butcher lied about Whitney's whereabouts.

In December 2016, he has been promoted to DC and is part of the Public Protection team. He visits registered sex offender Jay Brown to assess his home with the Mitchell family, but when he discovers 15-year-old Louise Mitchell is living there, he tells Jay he must find alternative accommodation immediately and warns the family that Social Services must be involved. Louise's father Phil Mitchell refuses to let Jay leave, so DC Bansal warns him that Louise may be taken into care.