Laxmi Ownership Cancelled and shifted to Rehabilitation Centre at Mathura

Elephant Laxmi will live happy life at Rehabilitation Center

On 26 July 2013 after 60 years elephant Bijli -Ramu which is regularly seen using for begging in areas between Powai to Thane met with accident and was fighting for survival finally end her hope after 19 days on 30^th June and the same owner  Rati Ram Goswami resident of Mulund West, Mumbai having another elephant Laxmi was also not taken proper care and using it for commercial purpose of begging without any proper food, shelter and medical care.  

Plant & Animals Welfare Society - Mumbai (PAWS-Mumbai) taken up this issue various officers from Forest Department like Principal Secretary Forests - Government of Maharashtra, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Nagpur, Chief Conservator of Forests - Thane, Deputy Conservator of Forests (T-Thane), Range Forest Officer - Mumbai and after continues follow-up with various other authority like Animal Welfare Board of India, Committee to Monitor Animal Welfare Laws in Maharashtra and even meet Maharashtra Minister of Forest Dr. Patangrao Kadam. Later the ownership certificate of Laxmi was cancelled by Madhya Pradesh Forest Department, Thane Forest Department has taken the custody of the Elephant Laxmi along with Mahouts and kept at Thane. On 26^th July at night it has been shifted by Forest Department to rehabilitation center at Mathura in truck with police protection.