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Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Russian woman, kids found living in cave in Karnataka, to be deported
A 40-year-old Russian woman and her two daughters, aged six and four, were found inside a cave in the Ramateertha hills in Gokarna, where she is believed to have resided for at least one week in the search of 'spiritual peace', police officials said on Saturday. Security personnel rescue a Russian woman and her two children from a remote cave in Ramatirtha hills, in Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. (PTI) The woman, identified as Nina Kutina alias Mohi, came to India on a business visa which expired in 2017, police officials said. It was during a routine patrol on Friday, following a recent landslide that Circle Police Inspector Sridhar and his team spotted clothes hanging outside the cave. The officers made their way through the thick shrubs of Ramatirtha Hill and found Mohi and her two children in the cave. 'Our patrolling team spotted saree and other clothes being hung for drying outside the cave in Ramatirtha Hill. When they went there, they spotted Mohi along with her children,' Uttara Kannada superintendent of police M Narayana said. During questioning, Nina told the police that she was practising meditation and 'Hindu rituals' inside the cave. 'It was quite surprising how she and her children survived in the woods and what they ate. Thankfully, nothing untoward happened to her or the children during their time in the forest,' he said. Preliminary investigation suggests that the three were using plastic sheets to sleep and eating instant noodles, the official said. According to him, the woman may have reached the cave — deemed dangerous due to landslides, venomous snakes and other wild animals — from Goa. Nina refused to share her passport and visa details but later disclosed they were lost in the forest. Police officials recovered them near the cave. Narayana further said, 'We have arranged her stay in an ashram, run by a Sadhvi. We have initiated the process to take her to Bengaluru from Gokarna and begin the deportation process.' With the help of a local NGO, the Russian Embassy was contacted and formalities were set in motion to deport her. 'Our department informed Russian embassy and would hand them over to Bengaluru FRRO on Monday,' the SP said.
Indian Express
2 days ago
- Indian Express
Russian woman, her two daughters found in Karnataka cave, visa expired in 2017
A spiritually-inclined Russian woman and her two young children were rescued from a remote cave nestled in the serene yet treacherous Ramatirtha hills of Kumta taluk in Uttara Kannada district, police said Saturday. Police identified the woman as Nina Kutina, 40, alias Mohi, who had journeyed from Russia to India on a business visa and found her way to Gokarna via Goa, drawn deeply by the Hinduism and Indian spiritual traditions. Her children, Preya (6) and Ama (4), had accompanied her into the forest, where they had been living in complete seclusion for nearly two weeks. They had made a humble home inside a natural cave surrounded by dense woods and steep slopes. There, Mohi kept a Rudra idol and spent her days in 'Puja' and meditation. It was during a routine patrol Friday, following a recent landslide that Circle Police Inspector Sridhar and his team spotted clothes hanging outside the cave. The officers made their way through the thick shrubs of Ramatirtha Hill and found Mohi and her two children in the cave. Uttara Kannada Superintendent of Police M Narayana, speaking to PTI Saturday, said, 'Our patrolling team spotted saree and other clothes hung for drying outside the cave in Ramatirtha Hill. When they went there, they spotted Mohi along with her children Preya and Ama.' He added, 'It was surprising how she and her children survived in the woods and what they ate' According to him, the woman may have reached the cave from Goa. It was also found that her visa had expired in 2017. How long she has been living in India remains unclear, he said. Narayana said, 'We have arranged her stay in an ashram, run by a Sadhvi. We have initiated the process to take her to Bengaluru from Gokarna and begin the deportation process.' With the help of a local NGO, the Russian Embassy was contacted and formalities set in motion to deport her.
