Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner and a famous YouTuber Elvish Yadav and 5 of his aides have been booked allegedly for supplying banned snake venom at rave parties.
During the raid, Noida police found nine snakes including, five cobras, two two-headed snakes, one red snake and one python. The police found a plastic bottle containing 20-25 ML of snake venom.
FIR against Youtuber #ElvishYadav and his 5 associates. Rahul, Titunath, Jayakaran, Narayan, Ravinath are currently in custody.
According to the FIR, 20 ml of Snake venom, 9 poisonous snakes were found from them ( 5 cobra, 1 python, 1 two-headed snake, 1 Rat Snake). According… pic.twitter.com/3ZQKtkEFpn— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) November 3, 2023
“They used to collect a hefty sum of money for supplying the venom at parties. Nine snakes also rescued in a raid,” the police said.
The First Information Report is registered under Section 9, Section 39, Section 49, Section 50, Section 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act and Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code.
The other accused include Rahul (32), Teetunath (45), Jaikaran (50), Narayan (50) and Ravinath (45). All of them are the residents of Moharband village in southeast Delhi’s Badarpur.
Noida police conducted a sting operation over the complaint by Gaurav Gupta, a member of People For Animals. People For Animals is an animal rights group that is run by BJP parliamentarian Maneka Gandhi. The police raided the banquet hall in Sector 51 on Thursday for the party.
The complainants reported to the Noida Police that they had received information suggesting that Elvish Yadav had been involved in shooting videos featuring snake venom and live snakes at his Noida farmhouse. Additionally, they alleged that he organized “illegal” rave parties, often invited foreign girls.
According to the complaint, a member of an NGO approached Elvish Yadav, requesting him to procure cobra venom. Elvish Yadav allegedly shared the contact details of his agent and provided a phone number for communication.
Upon reaching out to the agent, an agreement was made to provide snakes and snake venom. Subsequently, five individuals, identified as Rahul, Titunath, Jayakaran, Narayan, and Ravinath, were dispatched to the arranged location for a decoy party. At this point, the NGO members informed the police about the situation, leading to the apprehension of the five individuals who had brought snakes and snake venom. They were taken into custody. These individuals apparently mentioned Elvish Yadav in connection with the incident.
