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First Xavi organised an online fundraising campaign that raised over 1700 through raffles and a silent auction. Raju The Elephant Home Facebook Imgur But after 50 years of torture the animal cried tears of relief after he was rescued by a wildlife charity in a daring midnight operation on July 4 Independence Day. Raju the elephant . Raju was captured as a baby and bought and sold over his 50-year lifespan all while being forced to work as a begging elephant and shackled in spikes chains. Raju was taken to the Elephant Conservation and Care Centre in Mathura. On July 4 the same day Americans celebrated their independence Raju took his first steps of freedom. Today Raju is safe at the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Center where he lives a retired life in a large enclosure. On July 4 the same day Americans celebrated their independence Raju took his first steps of freedom. Raju the Indian elephant that was kept in chains for 50 years and abused by a drug addict