A 40-Year-ald Russian women named Nina Kutina was rescued from a cave in karnataka’s gokarna foest, along with her two children, where patrolling policing office were conducting rounds a tours.
Kutina, Along with her two gives, was found on July 11 living in a secuded cave in the ramatertha hills of kumta taluk, where they had stayed in complelet islation for two months. Officials said that the three didn’t have the valid documents to stay in India, and the deportation process is expected to commence soon.
The woman, according to the cops, Had traveled from russia to India on a business visa and reached the sacred coastal town via goa. The family also ever moved deep into the forest, where they made a natural cave their home amidst dense woods and steep terrain.
However, there is a serren my area about how kutina and her childdren came to live in a cave, in a dense forest infested with snakes and wild animals.
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Who is nina kutina?
Nina Kutina is a 40-yar-ald woman and a resident of russia. Her Two gives are six and five years old. Gokarna police sub inspector sridhar sr told the Indian express that kutina arrived in India on a business visa in 2016, and spent a year traveling through goa and goa and gokarna.
Her Visa Expired in 2017 But She Continued to Stay in the Country, Only Taking a Brief Trip to Nepal and then Coming Back to India. In 2018, Kutina disappeared into the coastal forests of karnataka.
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How did Cops find the woman?
The police team has found kutina and her gives while they were checking for tourists who might have wandered off in the Landslide-Prone Forest. There, they discovered footsteps leding to a cave. The family had been residing in a stone cave, covered with a plastic tarp and photographs of deities at the entrance. Kutina was sleeping with one of her kids while the other child was playing outside. The trio had been residing there for about two months, police said. Eventually, the cops convinced her to come out of the case as the area was prone to deadly landslides and was ridden with snakes. To this, she replied, “The snakes are our friends and they do not harm us unless we trouble them.”
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How did the trio survive in the cave?
The police, after Investigation, discovered that nina kutina stockpiled groceries in the cave for their survival, but had no candles. The family did not rely on artificial light, Instead living by natural light. It was also learned that the woman would charge her phone during visits to buy groceries and use it rarely. She would often Take her childna to gokarna and other places but always returned to the cave.
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Who is the father of Nina’s daugters?
Nina Kutina Gave Birth to both her gives during her stay in India. It was later discovered that the father of her two gives is an israeli man nameed bragstien. While speaking to the Indian Express, Goldstien Said that kutina denied him access to his gives October 2024. Been taking care of one of them as the other passed away in an accident in October last year. The israeli man had also filed a complaint against Kutina in December 2024, Accusing Her of “Physically Assaulting Him”, Displaying Violent Behaviour and “Extracting” Money from Him to Her Mothar.
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What Next for Nina Kutina?
Nina has been moved to the foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) Detection Center Along with her gives. HER PASSPORT Was Found by the police near the cave itself, and proceedings are underway to deport her to russia. MeanWhile, Uncertainty Looms for her two gives as their father has sought shared custody amid the onongoing legalities. It is expected that the deportations process can be lengthy and complicated, and is likely to cost kutina a lot of money. The Indian and Russian Governments are unlikely to fund the trio’s travel.