nnIndian police discovered Russian national Nina Kutina and her two young daughters living in a remote cave during a forest patrol near Gokarna. The family lacked valid Indian visas and were moved to a detention center pending deportation to Russia. Kutina defended their cave-dwelling lifestyle, claiming they were happy in nature despite the forest’s dangers from snakes and landslides. Authorities uncovered an expired 2016 business visa and learned the girls’ Israeli father is seeking custody after reporting them missing from Goa. The circumstances of how they entered India and lived undetected for years remain unclear.