Lucknow, The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against YouTuber Siddharth Yadav alias Elvish Yadav and some others for suspected use of snake venom as a recreational drug at parties organized by him. Official sources gave this information on Saturday.
The central agency has filed charges against another person linked to him under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after taking cognizance of an FIR and chargesheet filed by the Gauta Buddh Nagar (Noida) district police in Uttar Pradesh last month.
The alleged generation of proceeds of crime and use of illicit funds for organizing raves or recreational parties is under the scanner of the ED.
Sources said that as part of the investigation, Yadav and some other people related to the case will be interrogated.Yadav was arrested on March 17 by the Noida Police in connection with the investigation into the alleged use of snake venom as a recreational drug at parties organized by him.
The 26-year-old YouTuber, winner of the reality show Bigg Boss OTT 2, was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, Wildlife Protection Act and various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Noida Police.
Yadav was among six people named in the FIR lodged at Sector 4 police station in Noida on November 3 last year on the complaint of a representative of animal rights NGO People for Animals (PFA).
Five other accused, all snake charmers, were arrested in November and later released on bail by a local court.
In November last year, five snake charmers were arrested from a banquet hall in Noida and nine snakes, including five cobras, were rescued from their possession, while 20 ml of suspected snake venom was also seized.According to the police, Yadav was not present in the banquet hall at that time.
In April, Noida Police filed an over 1,200-page chargesheet in the case.
Police had said the allegations included snake smuggling, drug use and organizing rave parties.
The central agency has filed charges against another person linked to him under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after taking cognizance of an FIR and chargesheet filed by the Gauta Buddh Nagar (Noida) district police in Uttar Pradesh last month.
The alleged generation of proceeds of crime and use of illicit funds for organizing raves or recreational parties is under the scanner of the ED.
Sources said that as part of the investigation, Yadav and some other people related to the case will be interrogated.Yadav was arrested on March 17 by the Noida Police in connection with the investigation into the alleged use of snake venom as a recreational drug at parties organized by him.
The 26-year-old YouTuber, winner of the reality show Bigg Boss OTT 2, was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, Wildlife Protection Act and various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Noida Police.
Yadav was among six people named in the FIR lodged at Sector 4 police station in Noida on November 3 last year on the complaint of a representative of animal rights NGO People for Animals (PFA).
Five other accused, all snake charmers, were arrested in November and later released on bail by a local court.
In November last year, five snake charmers were arrested from a banquet hall in Noida and nine snakes, including five cobras, were rescued from their possession, while 20 ml of suspected snake venom was also seized.According to the police, Yadav was not present in the banquet hall at that time.
In April, Noida Police filed an over 1,200-page chargesheet in the case.
Police had said the allegations included snake smuggling, drug use and organizing rave parties.
