Elvish Yadav’s Money Laundering Case: Assets seized; Check the new update

The Enforcement Directorate has seized assets in connection with its money laundering probe involving YouTuber Siddharth Yadav, also known as Elvish Yadav, and others, as per official sources on Thursday.

They mentioned that a temporary order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has been issued.

Yadav has been questioned by the federal agency in a case related to the suspected use of snake venom as recreational drugs in parties he hosted and related financial transactions.

The central agency initiated a case in May and slapped charges under the PMLA after considering an FIR and charge sheet filed against him and his associates by the Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida) district police in Uttar Pradesh.

Rahul Yadav, also known as Rahul Fazilpuriya, a singer from Haryana rumored to be associated with Elvish Yadav, was also interrogated by the ED in the mentioned case.

The ED is looking into the suspected generation of illegal funds and the use of illicit money for hosting rave or recreational parties.

Elvish Yadav got nabbed on March 17 by the Noida police in connection with their investigation into the supposed use of snake venom as a party drug at events reportedly thrown by him.

The YouTuber caught up in the controversy, who also clinched the victory in the reality show Bigg Boss OTT 2, was charged under different sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, Wildlife Protection Act, and the Indian Penal Code (IPC) by the Noida police.

Yadav was one of the six individuals mentioned in the FIR filed at Noida’s Sector 49 police station on November 3 last year based on a complaint from a representative of the animal rights NGO People for Animals (PFA).

In November, five other suspects, all snake charmers, were apprehended and subsequently granted bail by a nearby court.

The five snake charmers got nabbed from a banquet hall in Noida on November 3 last year, and nine snakes, including five cobras, were rescued from their custody. Additionally, 20 ml of suspected snake venom was also confiscated.

Nevertheless, the police mentioned that Yadav was not at the banquet hall, and they were investigating his involvement in the case related to the purported use of snake venom as a recreational substance.

In April, the Noida police submitted a charge sheet of over 1,200 pages in the case. The charges listed were snake trafficking, using psychotropic substances, and hosting rave parties, as per the police statement.