Rakesh Kotecha is a former business rival of Jai Sharma and the estranged husband of Priya Sharma and father to Kirin and Rohini Kotecha Rakesh arrives in the village as the last in a few selected meetings of candidates for the arranged marriage of Priya Sharma. On his way to meet her, Rakesh's car breaks down on Main Street after passing through the Ford. Noticing a stranger in need of help, David and Alicia Metcalfe came out to offer their assistance. Unaware of who Rakesh was or why he was in the village, they help him to mend his car. Priya was surprised when Rakesh arrives at Holdgate Farm to meet her just as she was taking care of her daughter Amba and is covered in baby sick. When he realised he had not checked his phone messages and discovers she had cancelled the meeting, an embar