In a saga that keeps making national headlines, Russian national Nina Kutina, who was found living within a cave in Karnataka’s Gokarna with her two daughters, has disclosed more about her life. In an interview with officials and the media, Nina stated she had a child whose father is an Israeli businessman, and that she gave birth to him while staying in a cave in Goa.
Discovery After Landslide Prompts Inquiry
Police discovered Nina and her daughters, Preya (6) and Ama (4), during a routine patrol after a landslide occurred close to the area of the cave. Seeing a woman and young kids surviving in the wild sparked both concern and curiosity among authorities and locals.
In spite of the environment, Nina defended her decisions. “We had a lot of experience living in nature and we were not dying. I didn’t take my children to die in the jungle…they were very happy,” she said to ANI. She underlined that her children were healthy and were free from any safety issues when living in the cave.
Father is an Israeli National on Business Visa
Nina was initially hesitant to discuss the father of the children, but the counsellor reportedly managed to get her to open up in sessions. Nina stated that she had met the Israeli man, also in his 40s, some years ago, and the two had later fallen in love. The Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), according to The Indian Express, monitored the Israeli national, who is currently in India on a business visa.
Deportation Process Underway
The authorities are now making preparations for Nina and her children’s deportation back to Russia, a process that will take roughly a month. Besides her two daughters residing in Gokarna, Nina also has another child in Russia.
There were previous news reports that Nina’s business visa already lapsed in 2017, but she has claimed to have never overstayed since then. “We don’t have our valid visa, it has finished. But it was a short time ago, and after 2017, we were already in four countries, and then returned,” she explained.
Defending her unusual lifestyle, Nina said she had lived in forests across 20 countries and insisted she was well-equipped to survive in nature with her children.
