Indian court gives nod for mercy killing of elephant kept at temple

An Indian court has permitted the mercy killing of a sick elephant kept at a Hindu temple in the south of the country. 

Animal rights groups have long questioned the treatment of elephants kept at temples to give blessings to visitors. 

Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai 

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