Kolhapur, Aug. 1 -- Amid the backdrop of displeasure expressed by the Jain community and the district's people over shifting an elephant Madhuri alias Mahadevi to the Reliance-owned Vantara sanctuary in Gujarat, the Vantara administration has agreed to give back the 36-year-old elephant to Nandani Jain Math after the legal process is completed.
District guardian minister Prakash Abitkar, while giving this information to reporters at district collector office this evening, said: "Vantara administration has agreed to give back Mahadevi elephant, but since the Supreme Court had ordered shifting the elephant to Jamnagar, we need the permission of the Supreme Court for bringing back the elephant here."
He made the statement after a meeting bet...