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Indian Express
9 hours ago
- Indian Express
Father of children found living with Russian woman in Karnataka cave is Israeli businessman currently in India: officials
Investigations into the incident where a 40-year-old Russian woman overstaying in India was found living with her two children in a cave in Karnataka have led officials to the children's father, an Israeli businessman. Speaking to an official of the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), said the Israeli citizen was now in India on a business visa. FRRO officials held a meeting with the Israeli man on Tuesday to check if he can sponsor the flight tickets of Nina Kutina, the Russian woman, and the two children. 'The Israeli man who is in his 40s had met Nina a long time ago and they were in love. He is the father of the children who were with Nina. He is in the clothing business. Fortunately, we have been able to meet him,' the officer said. Nina Kutina was not ready to discuss the father of her children. But with the help of counselling, she opened up and talked about the Israel national, an official said. The FRRO officials said that it would take nearly a month to deport them after completing all the formalities. 'She has another child back in Russia, and we have informed the Consulate-General of Russia located in Chennai. The procedures will take some time,' an official said. 'Nina is said to have met the Israeli man in 2017 or 2018 and he had returned to his country, but at this point, we found him in India with a valid visa and passport,' the official said. 'She claims that she delivered the baby on her own while staying at a cave in Goa. Though it is hard to believe, we are not in a state to deny that either,' said a police officer from the Gokarna police station in Uttara Kannada district. Nina Kutina was found living in a cave near Gokarna on July 9. She is now at a detention centre in Bengaluru. Speaking to the media in a video, Nina Kutina said on Tuesday that she was happy in the jungle with her children and that her kids had seen the hospital and doctors for the first time. 'We have a lot of experience staying in nature, in the jungle. We were not dying and I did not bring my daughters so that they die here. They were very happy, swimming in the waterfall, a very good place for sleeping. They learnt a lot of lessons with art making using clay and painting. We used to cook and eat tasty food. It was never like I go to the garden and not give my children anything. They got everything best,' she said. 'I have travelled to at least 20 countries and lived in different forests because we love nature. We live with nature because it gives good health, water and air. You can do moving, yoga and wake up to the sunrise, sleep on the ground,' she said. 'Today (Tuesday), they brought us to the hospital and for the first time my daughters were in a hospital. They have been healthy. We stayed in the jungle because it is natural and the cave was not inside a thick forest and the cave was also not small. It has a window type from where we could see the ocean. What more do you want,' she added. Nina Kutina also said that her visa's validity expired not in 2017, as the police claim, but much later. 'After 2017, we were in four countries before returning to India,' she said. Nina Kutina said that she had travelled to Costa Rica, Malaysia, Bali, Thailand, Nepal, and Ukraine. In India, she stayed in Rishikesh for sometime before going to Gokarna. She said she lost a son a long time ago, adding that she did not come to Gokarna in pursuit of spirituality.
Time of India
12 hours ago
- Time of India
Russian mum living in a Karnataka cave with two daughters defends her choice, and the internet reacts: ‘She should write a book!'
In a plot twist straight out of a spiritual survival memoir, 40-year-old Russian woman Nina Kutina, along with her two young daughters aged six and four, was discovered by Indian police while living inside a remote cave in Karnataka's Ramatirtha Hill. Local authorities, stunned by the discovery, reported that the trio had been living off-grid in near-total isolation. No WiFi, no fridge, no AC, just waterfalls, wild woods, and a Rudra idol for company. Life of a mother inside the jungle cave Police stumbled upon the scene on July 9 during a routine patrol after a landslide. Clothes hanging outside a cave sparked their curiosity, and what they found next became national news. #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… Turns out Kutina's visa expired way back in 2017. She had entered India on a business visa, travelled to Nepal, and then re-entered the country. Since then, she had been 'difficult' about disclosing details related to her passport and children's documents, authorities said. Russian woman found living in cave with kids for 'TWO MONTHS' in India's temple town of GokarnaMediating in isolation with her two children, 4 & 6, after becoming devoted to HinduismVisa expired in 2017, now awaits deportation to RussiaPolice say 'all look healthy & sane' Despite the paperwork drama, Kutina told news outlets that her family had previously lived in four different countries before finally settling in India in 2017. According to her, they were not struggling to survive, they were thriving in the wilderness. She described a life filled with pottery, swimming in waterfalls, painting, and daily meditation. Animals did not attack us, we only feared people': Russian woman found with kids in Karnataka cave tells friendThis story is unbelievable. Russian national Nina Kutina, 40, who was found living with her two daughters in a remote cave near Gokarna in Karnataka. The police… Kutina insisted that her daughters were not suffering. In fact, she believed they were 'very happy.' No screens, no city noise, just nature. She even revealed they had lost a son in Goa but chose not to discuss the specifics of the daughters' birthplace. Authorities now have them in a detention centre for foreigners while the Russian embassy works on deportation. Internet reacts As the story spread across X (formerly Twitter), netizens had thoughts—and a lot of them. One user wrote, 'This story is unbelievable,' while another declared, 'She should write a book.' Some dubbed her the 'Jungle Mom,' others expressed concern, but most were simply fascinated. 🌍 UNBELIEVABLE STORY FROM INDIA 🌍A 40-year-old Russian woman, Nina Kutina (also called Mohi), was found living inside a cave in the forests of Gokarna, India — with her two small children, aged 6 and 4!She had been living in total isolation for nearly 2 weeks, surviving in… Strange story of a Russian woman with her two small daughters, a self proclaimed nature lover, performing yoga and meditation in a forest cave in India. With @PreetaTweets Indian Police Discover a Russian Woman Living in a Cave With Two Daughters 'Animals did not attack us, we only feared people': Russian woman found with kids in Karnataka cave tells friend via @IndianExpressShe should write a book. Officials, meanwhile, called her story astonishing but stressed that unauthorised living in forests with children raised serious safety concerns.
The Hindu
12 hours ago
- 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.'
New York Times
13 hours ago
- New York Times
Indian Police Discover a Russian Woman Living in a Cave With Two Daughters
While on patrol last week looking for any tourists who might have gotten stuck in the landslide-prone forests in the southern Indian town of Gokarna, police inspector Sridhar S.R. spotted a statue of a Hindu deity peeking out through the lush green vegetation. Moving closer, he saw makeshift curtains made of red saris that obscured the entrance to a cave. When he looked in, he was surprised to find a woman and two young girls living inside. The discovery on July 9 in Karnataka State set off days of sleuthing by police and government officials to piece together a nine-year odyssey that had led her to the cave. The woman, it turned out, was a 40-year-old Russian national named Nina Kutina. She had been living in the cave, which she sometimes used as a retreat, for a week with her daughters, aged 4 and 6. She practiced yoga and meditated by candlelight, and cooked on a wood-fired stove, Mr. Sridhar said. Photos of Hindu deities lined the walls. 'Caves are heaven in her mind-set,' Mr. Sridhar said. Mr. Sridhar and his team initially tried to cajole Ms. Kutina into leaving the cave in the gathering dark, given the area's heavy rainfall, perilous location and reputation as a habitat for poisonous snakes. But Ms. Kutina told them that she was 'interested in staying in the forest and worshiping God,' said M. Narayana, the superintendent of police for Uttara Kannada, the district in which Gokarna sits. The cave is in the town's Ramateertha hills, where seasonal waterfalls and landslides are common. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
15 hours ago
- Yahoo
‘They were very happy': Russian mother defends decision to live with two daughters in remote Indian cave
A Russian woman and her two young daughters were found living in a cave deep in the forests of southern India years after her travel documents expired, according to local authorities. The woman, identified as Nina Kutina, 40, and her daughters, aged six and four, were found while inspectors were patrolling Ramatirtha Hill - a landslide-prone tourist site on the coast of southern Karnataka state - on July 9, according to a release issued by the office of local police superintendent M Narayana. They had lived in the cave for years, police said, adding that the mother's visa expired eight years ago. Kutina defended her decision to live off the grid with her daughters in an interview with India's ANI news agency, describing a life of swimming in waterfalls, painting and doing pottery. 'We have big experience to stay in nature, in jungle. We were not dying. I did not bring my daughters to die in jungle,' Kutina told ANI in English, while seated next to her daughters in a car. 'They did not feel bad. They were very happy.' Kutina said their visas had 'finished… a short while ago' and that her family had lived in four countries before they went to India in 2017. Police said records showed she arrived in Goa on a business visa that expired in April 2017 and left the country to Nepal in September 2018, before returning to India. Kutina was 'reluctant to provide proper details regarding her and her children's passport and visa,' Narayana said. She did not reveal whether her children were born in India or Russia, but she told authorities she had a son who died in Goa, Narayana told CNN. 'She does not want to leave as she loves the nature, but we have to follow procedure,' Narayana said. The fact she managed to be in India since 2017, without the knowledge of local authorities, was a security concern, he added. 'Going (into) caves is a dangerous thing, and with two children, and to live there for a week or more is astonishing,' Narayana added. Officials are taking steps to repatriate Kutina and her children, who do not have passports, to Russia, Narayana said. They have been moved to a nearby detention facility specifically for foreigners illegally in India. CNN has sought comment from Russian embassy.
