Elvish Yadav booked for hosting rave parties with snake venom, poisonous snakes

YouTuber and social media influencer Elvish Yadav was booked after Noida police busted a rave party on Thursday night.

According to reports, an FIR was lodged against the Bigg Boss OTT winner and five others after police recovered poisonous snakes including five cobras and snake venom from their possession, Hindustan Times reported.

The complaint against the rave party was reportedly filed by BJP MP Maneka Gandhi's NGO. The raids were conducted by the Noida police, Forest Department and Drugs Department. According to the complainants, Elvish shot videos with live snakes and snake venom during the parties in his farmhouse.

In a post on X, fact-checker and AltNews founder Muhammed Zubair said that a python, two-headed snake and rat snake were also found.

The report also stated that foreign girls are invited to these illegal rave parties.

The police arrested the agents who brought the snakes and venom for Elvish's party. Snake venom is increasingly being used in rave parties as a psycho-active substance.