“In the center of a traffic-mobbed roundabout, encircled by the crush of cars and motorbikes, a small act of veneration regularly takes place. A small gray-haired woman buys a bunch of bananas and toddles with her cane up to Sambo, a 10-foot-tall, 4,000-pound elephant standing calmly in the urban chaos.” - csmonitor.com

“It has been four months now that the Chief Conservator of Forest, Thane prohibited illegally bringing or keeping Indian Elephant within municipal limits of Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai, and the orders seem to have fallen on deaf ears.” - DNA

” Even as the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) continues its campaign against the entry of elephants in urban areas, the problem continues to be rampant in Pune, with yet another elephant found being used for begging by three men in the Loni Kalbhor area.” - ExpressIndia

“Animal rights activists on Thursday swung into action to relieve a cow elephant from the clutches of her mahout after he was found using the pachyderm for seeking alms from passersby at Nigdi. The Nigidi police were summoned at the spot where the mahout was forcing the elephant to beg. ” - The Times of India