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The Hindu
15-07-2025
- The Hindu
‘We were not dying': Russian woman rescued from Gokarna cave defends natural lifestyle with children
Russian woman Nina Kutina and her two children, who were rescued by Gokarna Police and processed by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in Bengaluru, were sent to a rescue centre in Tumakuru on July 14, 2025. Kutina, who had been living with her daughters in a cave near Gokarna, defended her lifestyle and rejected the claims made about her situation. 'You give already a lot of lying information. We have big experience to stay in natural, in jungle, and we were not dying, and I did not bring my children, my daughters to die in jungle. They did not feel bad, they were very happy, they swam in waterfall, they lived, had very good place for sleeping, a lot of lessons with art making, we made from clay, we painted, we ate good, I was cooking with gas, very good and tasty food,' she said. Dismissing suggestions of neglect or danger, she added, 'They have everything best, they were happy, and dressed, and sleeping good, and art lessons, and lessons about how to write and read, and they were not dying from hunger, never, everything not true. I have a lot of websites like social net, my profile has a lot of video about our life experience, and a lot of years, different country, like near 20 countries I live, different forest, because we love natural.' Kutina stated that they had been taken to the hospital, but her children were in perfect health. 'Today they brought us to hospital for doctors, it was the first time my daughters were in hospital, they are full of health, not one pain they have, and not one time in their life they were sick.' She also defended the cave they were living in, calling it safe and near a village. 'Because we love living natural, it's just one reason, and this cave was not in like in big big forest, far far from all, and we could probably buy food or anything, it's very close to village, and it's very big and beautiful cave, and not small, and it's like it has window to look to ocean.' Rescued Russian woman and her two daughters sent to Tumakuru detention centre 'It's not a dangerous place, every tourist three minutes can come at place, and snakes for all time we live, yes we saw a few snakes, but same time in grove, Gokarna grove, people put a photo about snakes come to home, to kitchen, to toilet, to everywhere, it's same same.' Regarding visa issues, Kutina admitted their documents had expired but disputed reports that they had overstayed since 2017. 'It is lying, because they found my old passport, and they decide what it's like, they did not check if it's real true. We don't have our visa, valid visa, our visa finished, but it was short time ago. After 2017, we already were in four countries, leave and then come back to India.' She also explained her continued stay in India after her son passed away. 'After I had my son, big son, he died, died, and because it happened, and it brought what my new visa, I stayed little more, but not so much, how they tell.' Kutina said she was born in Russia but hadn't lived there for 15 years. 'After that I was travelling a lot of countries, Costa Rica, Malaysia, Bali, Thailand, Nepal, Ukraine.' Rejecting the narrative that spirituality alone motivated her, she clarified, 'It is not about spiritually how they write, it's not about it, we just like natural because it gives us health... it's very big health, it's not like you live in home.' She maintained that her daughters were comfortable and happy. 'Very comfortable. I have telegram canal where for all time what we stay in cave, we have photo, video, what we do inside, how we cook tasty food, what we eat, how we make lessons, art, painting and clay... all what we do, you can look at.'
NDTV
15-07-2025
- NDTV
"We Weren't Dying, Love Living Natural": Russian Woman On Karnataka Cave
Bengaluru: Russian woman Nina Kutina and her two children were rescued by Gokarna Police and processed by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in Bengaluru before being sent back to a rescue centre in Tumakuru. Kutina, who had been living with her daughters in a cave near Gokarna, defended her lifestyle and rejected the claims made about her situation. #WATCH | Bengaluru | Russian national Nina Kutina, who was found living with her two daughters in a remote cave near Gokarna in Karnataka, says, "We have a lot of experience staying in nature and we were not dying. I did not bring my children to die in the used to… — ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2025 "You give already a lot of lying information. We have big experience to stay in natural, in jungle, and we were not dying, and I did not bring my children, my daughters to die in jungle. They did not feel bad, they were very happy, they swam in waterfall, they lived, had very good place for sleeping, a lot of lessons with art making, we made from clay, we painted, we ate good, I was cooking with gas, very good and tasty food," she said. Dismissing suggestions of neglect or danger, she added, "They have everything best, they were happy, and dressed, and sleeping good, and art lessons, and lessons about how to write and read, and they were not dying from hunger, never, everything not true. I have a lot of websites like social net, my profile has a lot of video about our life experience, and a lot of years, different country, like near 20 countries I live, different forest, because we love natural." Kutina stated that they had been taken to the hospital, but her children were in perfect health. "Today they brought us to hospital for doctors, it was the first time my daughters were in hospital, they are full of health, not one pain they have, and not one time in their life they were sick." She also defended the cave they were living in, calling it safe and near a village. "Because we love living natural, it's just one reason, and this cave was not in like in big big forest, far far from all, and we could probably buy food or anything, it's very close to village, and it's very big and beautiful cave, and not small, and it's like it has window to look to ocean." "It's not a dangerous place, every tourist three minutes can come at place, and snakes for all time we live, yes we saw a few snakes, but same time in grove, Gokarna grove, people put a photo about snakes come to home, to kitchen, to toilet, to everywhere, it's same same." Regarding visa issues, Kutina admitted their documents had expired but disputed reports that they had overstayed since 2017. "It is lying, because they found my old passport, and they decide what it's like, they did not check if it's real true. We don't have our visa, valid visa, our visa finished, but it was short time ago. After 2017, we already were in four countries, leave and then come back to India." She also explained her continued stay in India after her son passed away. "After I had my son, big son, he died, died, and because it happened, and it brought what my new visa, I stayed little more, but not so much, how they tell." Kutina said she was born in Russia but hadn't lived there for 15 years. "After that I was travelling a lot of countries, Costa Rica, Malaysia, Bali, Thailand, Nepal, Ukraine." Rejecting the narrative that spirituality alone motivated her, she clarified, "It is not about spiritually how they write, it's not about it, we just like natural because it gives us health... it's very big health, it's not like you live in home." She maintained that her daughters were comfortable and happy. "Very comfortable. I have telegram canal where for all time what we stay in cave, we have photo, video, what we do inside, how we cook tasty food, what we eat, how we make lessons, art, painting and clay... all what we do, you can look at." (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
India Gazette
14-07-2025
- India Gazette
"We were not dying": Russian woman rescued from Gokarna cave defends natural lifestyle with children
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 14 (ANI): Russian woman Nina Kutina and her two children were rescued by Gokarna Police and processed by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in Bengaluru before being sent back to a rescue centre in Tumakuru. Kutina, who had been living with her daughters in a cave near Gokarna, defended her lifestyle and rejected the claims made about her situation. 'You give already a lot of lying information. We have big experience to stay in natural, in jungle, and we were not dying, and I did not bring my children, my daughters to die in jungle. They did not feel bad, they were very happy, they swam in waterfall, they lived, had very good place for sleeping, a lot of lessons with art making, we made from clay, we painted, we ate good, I was cooking with gas, very good and tasty food,' she said. Dismissing suggestions of neglect or danger, she added, 'They have everything best, they were happy, and dressed, and sleeping good, and art lessons, and lessons about how to write and read, and they were not dying from hunger, never, everything not true. I have a lot of websites like social net, my profile has a lot of video about our life experience, and a lot of years, different country, like near 20 countries I live, different forest, because we love natural.' Kutina stated that they had been taken to the hospital, but her children were in perfect health. 'Today they brought us to hospital for doctors, it was the first time my daughters were in hospital, they are full of health, not one pain they have, and not one time in their life they were sick.' She also defended the cave they were living in, calling it safe and near a village. 'Because we love living natural, it's just one reason, and this cave was not in like in big big forest, far far from all, and we could probably buy food or anything, it's very close to village, and it's very big and beautiful cave, and not small, and it's like it has window to look to ocean.' 'It's not a dangerous place, every tourist three minutes can come at place, and snakes for all time we live, yes we saw a few snakes, but same time in grove, Gokarna grove, people put a photo about snakes come to home, to kitchen, to toilet, to everywhere, it's same same.' Regarding visa issues, Kutina admitted their documents had expired but disputed reports that they had overstayed since 2017. 'It is lying, because they found my old passport, and they decide what it's like, they did not check if it's real true. We don't have our visa, valid visa, our visa finished, but it was short time ago. After 2017, we already were in four countries, leave and then come back to India.' She also explained her continued stay in India after her son passed away. 'After I had my son, big son, he died, died, and because it happened, and it brought what my new visa, I stayed little more, but not so much, how they tell.' Kutina said she was born in Russia but hadn't lived there for 15 years. 'After that I was travelling a lot of countries, Costa Rica, Malaysia, Bali, Thailand, Nepal, Ukraine.' Rejecting the narrative that spirituality alone motivated her, she clarified, 'It is not about spiritually how they write, it's not about it, we just like natural because it gives us health... it's very big health, it's not like you live in home.' She maintained that her daughters were comfortable and happy. 'Very comfortable. I have telegram canal where for all time what we stay in cave, we have photo, video, what we do inside, how we cook tasty food, what we eat, how we make lessons, art, painting and clay... all what we do, you can look at.' (ANI)
News18
13-07-2025
- General
- News18
From Business Visa To Gokarna Cave: How Russian Woman And Her Children Ended Up Rescued
A Russian woman and her two daughters were rescued from a cave on Gokarna Hill in Karnataka. The intriguing journey of Nina Kutin, a Russian woman, and her two young daughters led them from a business visa in India to an unexpected residence in a cave on Gokarna Hill, from which police recently rescued them. The family is believed to have been living in the natural shelter near Ramatirtha for four to five days before their discovery by patrolling officers. Kutin's initial arrival in India was in October 2016 on a business visa, during which she worked for a private company in Goa until April 2017. Despite her visa expiring, she did not return to Russia, opting instead to travel to Nepal before making her way back to Goa, where she had resided for the past year. Approximately a week ago, Kutin arrived in Gokarna with her children. Drawn by the area's natural beauty and having previously noted the cave's location, she chose to make it their home. The Gokarna Police, led by Inspector Sridhar, discovered the family during routine patrols and, noting the dangerous conditions, including a recent landslide in the area, promptly rescued them. Following their rescue, the Russian national and her children were initially provided shelter at a local NGO in Karwar. They are now at a women's care center and are slated for transfer to the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in Bengaluru on Monday for further immigration procedures. view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
India Today
12-07-2025
- General
- India Today
Russian woman, daughters found living in Karnataka cave, rescued by cops
A Russian woman and her two daughters were found and rescued from a secluded cave in Karnataka's rugged Ramatirtha Hills. The rescue operation was carried out on Wednesday by the Gokarna police during a routine patrol focused on tourist safety in the Kutina, 40, and her daughters Prema, 6, and Ama, 4, were discovered living in a cave in a remote and landslide-prone area of the forest by Circle Inspector Sridhar SR and his team. The police escorted all the three down the hill and relocated them to an ashram in Bankikodla village, under the care of 80-year-old spiritual leader Swami Yogaratna woman, deeply drawn to Indian spiritual traditions, had arrived in India on a business visa and made her way from Goa to the sacred coastal town of Gokarna, reportedly inspired by Hindu philosophy and a quest for spiritual awakening. She had been living in complete isolation inside a natural cave for nearly two weeks, accompanied only by her daughters. The family had set up a modest living space within the cave, surrounded by dense forest and steep slopes. Inside, the woman had installed a Rudra idol and spent her days in worship and monitoring the area following a recent landslide, the police noticed clothes hanging out to dry near the cave and decided to investigate further. Navigating through the thick underbrush, they discovered the woman and her children living quietly Kannada Superintendent of Police M Narayana said, 'Our patrolling team noticed sarees and other clothes drying outside a cave in the Ramatirtha Hills. When they reached the spot, they found Kutina and her two daughters residing there.''It was surprising how the family managed to survive in the wilderness. Fortunately, they were unharmed during their stay,' he who claimed to have come to India on a business visa, initially failed to produce valid travel documentation. She said her passport and visa may have been lost in the forest. A subsequent search by the Gokarna Police and the Forest Department led to the recovery of the revealed that Kutina had entered India on a business visa on October 18, 2016, which expired on April 17, 2017. An exit permit was issued by the FRRO Panaji on April 19, 2018, after which she reportedly travelled to Nepal and re-entered India on September 8, to safety concerns, the woman and her daughters were transferred to the Government Women's Shelter in Karwar, under the Department of Women and Child Welfare, the police said in a press Superintendent of Police, Uttara Kannada, has initiated proceedings with the Foreigners' Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Bengaluru, regarding the visa violations. With assistance from a local NGO, the Russian Embassy has been contacted, and repatriation formalities are underway to ensure the safe return of her and her children.- Ends
