India, July 15 -- Nina Kutina, a Russian national who was found residing in a cave in the Ramateertha hills in Karnataka's Gokarna with her two daughters, has defended the move, saying her family "loves nature", and she has lived in forests of about 20 countries over the years.

She also said there was no danger to her or her children's lives when they lived inside the cave. "We have a lot of experience staying in nature and we were not dying. I did not bring my children to die in the jungle.they were very happy" she told news agency ANI.

Nina Kutina's case recently made headlines, shocking people over how could someone live in a cave in near-complete isolation, When asked about it, Nina said the cave she stayed in with her kids was not ...