Overview

• Nina Kutina and her daughters remain in state custody at a rescue centre in Tumakuru under FRRO Bengaluru supervision.
• Authorities located the children’s father, a 40-year-old Israeli businessman on a business visa, and are coordinating his sponsorship of their return flights.
• Kutina’s business visa expired in April 2017 and deportation proceedings were formally opened by the Uttara Kannada police.
• Local officials intervened over landslide and venomous snake risks in the Ramatirtha hills after discovering the family on July 9.
• Kutina continues to defend her naturalistic lifestyle, asserting her daughters were safe and happy during years spent living off-grid.