Kochi, formerly known as Cochin, is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly referred to as Ernakulam.
The family, originally from Jharkhand, was linked to an ongoing CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand PSC exam.