Elvish Yadav arrested by Noida Police, to be presented in court today
Elvish Yadav was present at the party and is accused of supplying snake venom to the party. After police raids, social media was abuzz with videos of Elvish Yadav with snakes and users demanding the arrest of the YouTuber. NGO People for Animals (PFA) founded by BJP MP Maneka Gandhi conducted a string operation after which five people were arrested for snake smuggling.
The smugglers claimed that they provided snakes for the parties of Elvish Yadav. The information they disclosed resulted in the rescue of nine snakes, among them were five cobras. Additionally, approximately 20 milliliters of potentially hazardous snake venom were found at Yadav's gathering location.
Elvish Yadav has denied all the allegations and even threatened to file defamation charges against the NGO People for Animals. Noida Police questioned him twice in the matter and arrested the YouTuber on Sunday. As per the reports, Elvish Yadav is booked under the Wildlife (Protection) Act and Section 120A (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.
Elvish Yadav is embroiled in various controversies as recently, a fellow YouTuber Maxtern accused him of assault and an attempt to murder. The videos of Elvish Yadav beating Maxtern went viral on social media with people demanding his arrest in the case. Maxtern filed an FIR in the case, but withdrew later after the duo compromised in the matter and announced it on social media.
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