Kotecha family

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The Kotecha family has lived in Emmerdale since 2014. Currently, the only family member still living there is Rakesh Kotecha's grandson Johnny Woodfield. 
==Storylines==
Rakesh and Sana Kotecha married and had two children, Rohini and Kirin Kotecha. In around 2004, Sana was killed in a car accident, leaving Rakesh to continue raising Rohini and Kirin on his own.
Rakesh first arrives in Emmerdale in July 2014 as the last in a few selected meetings of candidates for the arranged marriage of Priya Sharma. Priya introduces Rakesh to her parents and brother, Jai Sharma and it is revealed the two had known each other when they were younger and had bad business dealings, starting a conflict between the two.
In August 2014, Kirin arrives in the village, to live with his father at Victoria Cottage, after he has a one-night-stand with much older, Vanessa Woodfield. The two later pursue a relationship which would result in Vanessa giving birth to Kirin's son, Johnny Woodfield in September 2015. However, for the first few months of his life, he was raised as Adam Barton's son after Rakech changed the DNA results, not wanting his son to be a parent yet. Following the reveal, a devastated Adam kidnaps Johnny but returns him the following day. Kirin then flees the village in February 2016 after a hit-and-run accident, resulting in Tess Harris' death. He would go on to flee to South America, still keeping in contact with his father. 
Rakesh marries Priya in March 2016, and in late June 2016, Rakesh starts a fire at Mill Cottage for an insurance scam. However, unbeknownst to him, Nicola King gets trapped inside and she suffers significant injuries. In June 2017, Nicola's husband Jimmy drunkenly reveals that Rakesh caused the fire eleven months earlier, and after skipping bail, Rakesh flees the village.
In January 2019, Johnny is kidnapped by Donny Cairn after he stabs Vanessa and sets fire to The Woolpack, fleeing in Vanessa's car, without knowing the toddler is still in the back. Charity Dingle manages to get Johnny back to his mother. A year later, Johnny is kidnapped again, this time being held captive by Pierce Harris for two weeks before he was rescued. 
In September 2020, Kirin returns to the village, having ran out of money and trying to get some from Priya. However, Priya is unwilling to help him and asks him to leave as at the time Charity, Vanessa's fiancee, was in the process of trying to adopt Johnny which he could get in the way of. Kirin tried to use that information to get the money he needed from Charity but ended up being caught by the police after suffering an injury and being taken to hospital where Charity convinced him to sign the adoption papers.
==Family members==
*Rakesh Kotecha, married Sana Kotecha (??-2004), Priya Sharma (2016-2017).
**Rohini Kotecha, daughter of Rakesh and Sana Kotecha.
**Kirin Kotecha, son of Rakesh and Sana Kotecha.
***Johnny Woodfield, son of Kirin Kotecha and Vanessa Woodfield.
==Key dates==
===Births===
*10th October ?? - Rakesh Kotecha
*7th July 1986 - Priya Sharma
*28th April 1997 - Kirin Kotecha
*11th September 2015 - Johnny Woodfield
===Marriages===
*Prior to 2004 - Rakesh Kotecha and Sana Kotecha
*10th March 2016 - Rakesh Kotecha and Priya Sharma
===Deaths===
*c.2004 - Sana Kotecha
Category:Families