The Supreme Court has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe allegations against Vantara, a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre run by Reliance Foundation in Jamnagar. The court said while many charges of mistreatment and irregular animal acquisition were not backed by

Vantara, the animal rehabilitation centre in Jamnagar, has agreed to support the Maharashtra government’s move to return the elephant Madhuri—also known as Mahadevi—to Kolhapur. The elephant is currently housed at the Vantara facility following a court-mandated relocation in July 2025. Legal Timeline Leading to the Move Earlier this year, the Bombay High Court ordered

For over three decades, a female elephant named Mahadevi – lovingly known as Madhuri – was a part of the religious and cultural life at a Jain Math in Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. Brought to the Swastishree Jinsen Bhattarak Pattacharya Mahaswami Sansthan Math in 1992, she took part in processions, festivals, and temple rituals. For the […]