New Delhi, April 1 -- Ahead of his 30th birthday on April 10, Anant Ambani is undertaking a padayatra from Gujarat's Jamnagar to Dwarka, the revered city of Lord Krishna. However, on the 5th day of his 140-kilometre spiritual journey, he took an unexpected halt.

The Director of Reliance Industries Limited, known for his love for animals, stopped his on-foot journey to free a flock of hens caged in a van.

In a viral video, Anant Ambani, son of Mukesh Ambani, saw a van full of hens being transported for being slaughtered. Holding a hen in his hands, Anant stopped the van and instructed his team to pay the owner to secure the release of the birds.

There were reportedly 250 hens in the van, who were sent to his wildlife rehabilitation cent...