A Russian woman was found living in a cave with her two young daughters in the forest-dense hills of southwestern India, authorities said.
Police inspector Sridhar S.R. and officers were patrolling the Ramateertha hills in Gokarna, a town in Karnataka State, on the evening of Wednesday, July 9, when they came across 40-year-old Nina Kutina and her two daughters, ages 4 and 6, the office of local police superintendent M Narayana said in a statement shared on X.
The Russian national told police that she was “interested in staying in the forest and worshiping God,” according to the translated statement, “and had come here with her children from Goa [a state in western India] and stayed in the cave on the hill and worshiped God and meditated.”
After police made Kutina aware of the peril of remaining there, she and her daughters were taken to a retreat center in a neighboring village by female police officers, at her request, officials said.
But when the woman didn’t provide official documentation for her family, she was questioned and said her passport could still be in the cave. When officials returned to her forest dwelling, they found Kutina’s passport and visa, which had expired in 2017.
Read complete article hereAfter days of investigative work, police learned more about Kutina’s journey. In 2016, Kutina traveled to Goa on a six-month business visa, but stayed longer than allowed. After Indian officials permitted her to leave in April 2018, the woman traveled to Nepal before returning to India in 2020, the Times reported.
Kutina’s oldest son died at the age of 21 after a bike accident in 2024, and the location of her 11-year-old son is unknown, authorities told the paper. Kutina’s 6-year-old daughter was born in Ukraine, while her youngest was born in India, according to the Times.
Though Kutina told police she wanted to stay in India, the woman and her daughters will be sent to Russia, according to the police statement. “She does not want to leave as she loves the nature, but we have to follow procedure,” Narayana told CNN.
Woman Living in Cave with 2 Daughters Wanted to 'Stay in Nature.' After Being Found by Police, She's Being Deported
"Our peaceful life in the cave has ended — our cave home destroyed," the woman said
The children should not be allowed to leave with her.
So any Indian who overstayed a visa in American should be deported immediately.
