Ex-partner of woman found in Gokarna cave seeks custody of kids

Days after a 40-year-old Russian woman and her two daughters, aged six and four, were found living inside a cave in the forests of Karnataka’s Gokarna, an Israeli national, claiming to be the girls’ father and the woman's former partner, on Wednesday said that he would seek shared custody of their daughters and that he would take necessary steps to prevent their deportation.

- Arun Dev

Dror Goldstein, an Israeli national, said he and his former partner Nina Kutina were living separately, with their daughters residing with the latter in Goa. However, Kutina left Goa with their daughters — Prema (6) and Ama (4) —without informing him few months ago. The three w