How Russian woman survived in cave with kids for 8 years

The trio relied on nature for shelter and sustenance

- BY LEKSHMY PAVITHRAN

In a remarkable tale of survival and spiritual devotion, a 40-year-old Russian woman, Nina Kutina — also known as Mohi — was discovered living with her two young daughters in a remote cave on the forested slopes of Ramatirtha Hill near Gokarna in Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada district.

Kutina had been hiding in India for more than eight years after overstaying her visa. For the past two months, she and her daughters, Preya (6) and Ama (4), had lived in near-total isolation, relying on nature for shelter and sustenance.

Both daughters were born in India during Kutina’s years in hiding and had never known life beyond the forest. Police said she has consistently refused to discuss their father.