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Russian Family Detained in Karnataka Await Deportation as Father Is Denied Access

India’s FRRO has launched deportation proceedings against Nina Kutina and her daughters after an eight-year visa overstay, leaving their father’s joint custody petition to be decided in court.

Dror Goldstein speaks to reporters, days after Russian Woman Nina Kutina and her kids were rescued from a forest cave near Gokarna.
Nina Kutina (right) and her daughters were found living in a secluded cave nestled among dense forests on July 11.
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Overview

  • Nina Kutina and her two young daughters have been held at a Tumakuru detention centre since July 11 under deportation proceedings initiated by FRRO Bengaluru for overstaying a business visa expired in 2017.
  • Kutina says she remained in India due to grief after her elder son’s death in October 2024 and has defended her choice to homeschool her daughters and sustain them in a forest cave.
  • Israeli father Dror Goldstein arrived in India on July 14 to contest the deportation and seek shared custody, but officials have refused him permission to meet his daughters without FRRO clearance and Kutina’s consent.
  • Under Indian immigration law, undocumented foreigners face mandatory detention and repatriation, and the pending court will evaluate Goldstein’s custody bid based on the children’s best interests.
  • The case has spotlighted conflicts between personal freedom, child welfare and immigration enforcement as a Bengaluru court prepares to rule on both deportation and custody issues.