"We are disheartened to learn we have to fight once again for Raju's freedom," said Kartick Satyanarayan, co-founder of the Wildlife SOS organization, which saved the animal from its owner, who allegedly kept Raju in spiked chains and used him as a begging prop. "We sincerely hope the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department and the courts prosecute Mr. Shahid for his illegal act and find him guilty."