Elvish Yadav admits role in snake venom rave case

YouTuber and BigBoss OTT 2 winner Elvish Yadav was arrested by Noida Police on Sunday in connection with arranging snake venom as an enjoyable drug at a party. On Monday, Elvish Yadav confessed that he arranged snakes and snake venom at rave parties organised by him.

Earlier, Elvish Yadav denied his involvement in the snake venom case. He has now admitted during his questioning that he also knew the other accused for supplying snake venom to his party last year.

Police arrested five others—Narayan (50), Jaikaran (50), Rahul (32), Ravinath (45), and Teetunath (45)—all residents of Mohraband village in southeast Delhi’s Badarpur, and later released them on bail.

Gurugram-born YouTuber and singer Elvish Yadav got fame in 2023 after taking first place in Salman Khan’s Big Boss OTT 2 reality show. Authorities charged Elvish Yadav and five others with selling snake venom during rave parties in the National Capital Region in connection with the snake venom case. On Sunday, the Noida police arrested Yadav.

Sources familiar with the situation said police took Elvish for questioning at Sector 20 police station on Sunday, and the court sentenced him to 14 days in prison. Authorities also suspect Elvish of using snakes while filming videos.

We have found substantial evidence against Elvish Yadav and his involvement in supplying snake venom.

Noida Police

The police accused Yadav and five others of providing snake venom to a party in Sector 51 of Noida on November 3. Authorities charged them under the Wildlife (Protection) Act and Section 120 B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code. Animal welfare activist Gaurav Gupta, associated with the NGO People For Animals, approached the Sector 49 police station, which led to the incident coming to light.