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Mumbai: YouTuber and Big Boss OTT winner Elvish Yadav has confessed to the police that he ordered snakes and snake venom for the rave parties, sources informed on Monday. Elvis also admitted that he had met all the arrested accused, including Rahul, at different rave parties and was acquainted with them.
Earlier, he was called for questioning and arrested on March 17. Noida Police has imposed 29 NDPS act on Elvis Yadav. 29 NDPS act is imposed when someone is involved in a drug related conspiracy, like drug buying and selling.
Bail is not easily given to the accused booked under this act. The snake venom which was sent to the Jaipur lab was also confirmed to be the venom of banned snakes. Later, he was produced before a court, which sent him to 14 days in judicial custody.
Notably, Yadav was amongst six people named in an FIR lodged at Noida’s Sector 49 police station. Last year, based on a complaint filed by the People For Animals (PFA) organisation, the Noida Police had raided a banquet hall located in Sector 51 and arrested five people.
The five other accused, identified as snake charmers, were arrested in November but are currently out on bail. The PFA in its FIR named Elvish and accused him of organising rave parties in which they invite foreigners and arrange poisonous snakes.
The case is under provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, sections 120B (participating in criminal conspiracy), 284 (negligent conduct relating to poison which endangers human safety) and 289 (negligent conduct in relation to animals) of the Indian Penal Code.
Charges under the stringent Section 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act were also added in the case. Earlier, forensic reports had confirmed the presence of snake venom in the samples collected from the party. Meanwhile, he has denied allegations of his involvement in the case.
