Overview

• Authorities discovered that Nina Kutina and her daughters had overstayed visas and placed them in a foreign nationals detention facility near Bengaluru on July 12.
• The Department of Women and Child Welfare has kept the girls in protective custody under Indian child protection laws.
• Their father, Israeli businessman Dror Goldstein, filed for joint custody on July 14 to stop their forced return to Russia.
• FRRO Bengaluru and Uttara Kannada police are coordinating with the Russian embassy on deportation arrangements for the family.
• Forest patrols have been increased in the hazardous Gokarna region since the July 9 cave discovery to enhance public safety.