Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner Elvish Yadav ADMITS arranging snake venoms for rave parties

Followed by his arrest last afternoon, Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner Elvish Yadav admitted his connection in the snake venom case before denying the same earlier.

Aqsa Akbani Siddiqui
Written by Aqsa Akbani Siddiqui , Journalist
Updated on Mar 18, 2024 | 01:02 PM IST | 61.8K
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Elvish Yadav (PC: Elvish's Instagram)

Trigger Warning: The article contains mention of drugs, drug abuse and violence

A shocking development has occurred in Elvish Yadav's involvement in the sane venom case. The Bigg Boss OTT winner was arrested on Sunday for his alleged involvement in the case which was filed under Wild Life Protection Act. Now, as per a report in NDTV, Elvish Yadav has admitted to his involvement in the case.

Elvish Yadav admits arranging snake venom for rave parties

In a shocking turn of events, the young YouTuber has admitted his involvement in the snake venom case, which he earlier denied and claimed to be framed. Elvish Yadav nott only accepted arranging the supply of snake venom at rave parties but also confessed that he knew the five accused who were arrested in the same case last year. 

As per reports, Yadav admitted that he met the accused in several rave parties and was in contact with them.

Take a look at Elvish Yadav's recently released music video:


Charges against Elvish Yadav

While the Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner was sent to a 14-day judicial custody yesterday, he will have to face a new set of charges against him.

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He was remanded in 14-day judicial custody yesterday. Along with facing charges under the Wild Life Protection Act, he will now face charges under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. Section 29 is also leveled against Yadav which involves drug-related conspiracies like buying and selling drugs.

Reports have it that bail is not easily granted to the accused with such heavy charges.

All about the snake venom case

A rave party was raided on November 3, 2023, followed by a tip-off about snake venom being used in the party for intoxication. The same was busted by a sting operation carried on by Maneka Gandhi's People for Animals. As a part of the sting operation, the officials received a phone number through which they could grab five accused in the case who were said to be snake charmers. Elvish Yadav was the sixth accused in the case and was questioned about his involvement in the case. As per reports, nine snakes and snake venom were seized from the rave party.

Elvish Yadav's viral video with a snake

It is said that Maneka Gandhi and People for Animals suspected Yadav's involvement in supplying snake venom when they saw a video of him holding a snake went viral. However, Yadav mentioned that the snake in the video was from a shoot which was arranged by the ace Bollywood singer Fazilpuria.

Elvish Yadav earlier denied his involvement in the case

As soon as Elvish's name cropped up in the case, he went MIA for a while. However, soon after, he started posting videos claiming to be innocent and mentioned that he would cooperate with the police officials in the legal proceedings. 

Elvish Yadav's recent controversies

Apart from his involvement in this case, Yadav also found himself in a legal muddle recently when he was recorded physically assaulting fellow YouTuber Sagar Thakur aka Maxtern over a social media debate. Elvish was seen being violent with the young YouTuber as he also gave death threats to him. Maxtern had filed an F.I.R. against the Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner. While Elvish defended his stance of the controversy, later, the duo mended their ways. 

ALSO READ: Bigg Boss 17's Munawar Faruqui reacts to Elvish Yadav's arrest in snake venom case: 'Pata nahi kya scene chal raha hai'

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