Explained: Snake Venom Addiction And The Case Against YouTuber Elvish Yadav
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Elvish Yadav faces a case under Wildlife Act in Noida for arranging snake venom at rave parties.
Bigg Boss OTT winner Elvish Yadav was arrested in the snake venom-rave party case and remanded to 14-day judicial custody on Sunday. Mr Yadav faces a case under Wildlife Act in Noida for arranging snake venom at rave parties. The 26-year-old YouTuber has refuted the charges.
The case surrounds the use of snake venom as a recreational drug at rave parties in Noida last year. Mr Yadav is accused of arranging the snake venom at his parties and using snakes in his video shoots.
The police busted a snake smuggling racket in November last year after it raided a banquet hall in Noida Sector 51. Five people, including four snake charmers, were arrested from the banquet hall for supplying snake venom. Nine snakes including cobras and poison were also recovered from them.
