Big Boss OTT winner Elvish Yadav has been arrested in reference to the snake venom rave get together and remanded to a 14-day judicial custody.
According to a report by the Economic Times, he faces expenses below the Wildlife Act for arranging snake venom at events.
The 26-year-old YouTuber initially denied any involvement however later confessed to arranging snake venom for rave events, the publication quoted police sources as saying.
The case revolves across the alleged use of snake venom as a leisure drug at rave events in Noida. Yadav is accused of arranging venom and utilizing snakes in his video shoots.
According to a report by NDTV, a snake smuggling racket was busted in November 2023 after a raid on a banquet corridor in Noida Sector 561, resulting in arrest of 5 individuals and the restoration of 20 ml of suspected snake venom.
The publication reported that 9 snakes, together with cobras, had been additionally recovered from them.
According to a different report by the NDTV, the samples from the rave get together had been despatched to the Jaipur FSL for evaluation, leading to an FIR in opposition to Yadav on the Noida Sector 49 police station.
Forensic investigation had revealed the usage of venom from cobra and krait species of snakes within the samples which had been seized from the get together.
Yadav was not solely accused of attending the get together but additionally of being concerned within the provide and use of snake venom.
Yadav’s involvement was revealed by questioning. Sources talked about that the snakes in his movies had been organized by a Bollywood singer Fazilpuria, as reported by the ET.
The accused said that they equipped venom at events organised by Yadav, a press release which was confirmed after Gaurav Gupta, a member of the People for Animals (PFA) NGO, complained and additional police investigation final 12 months.
According to the publication, Gupta mentioned that he had contacted Yadav for snake venom as a part of a lure. During the decision, Gupta was given a telephone quantity, after which he contacted the 5 accused, the police mentioned.
According to NDTV, former union minister Maneka Gandhi additionally accused Yadav of being concerned in illegally promoting snake venom and sought his quick arrest.
For now, Yadav has been shifted from a quarantine cell to a high-security barrack.
