YouTuber & Bigg Boss OTT Season 2 winner Elvish Yadav has yet again come under the scanner of the Police on accusations that he arranged snake venom opioids for rave parties. A team of local police on Thursday arrested a Ludhiana resident near the Kharar bus stand and recovered seven snakes including four cobras and three rat snakes from him. The development came two months after Noida Police arrested 5 people and booked YouTuber Elvish Yadav for allegedly providing snake-venom opioids at a party in Noida. The Ludhiana resident who was arrested in Khara is said to be connected with Elvish Yadav's snake venom case.
As per reports, the Ludhiana man was identified as Shikander. Shikander, 34, is a resident of Basant Avenue, Dugri, Ludhiana. Kharar police also booked the alleged supplier Hardik Anand of Burari, Delhi. Notably, Shikander was named by a four-member team of animal welfare activists associated with People For Animals (PFA), Delhi, including Gaurav Gupta, Saurav Gupta, Abhishek and Dugesh Patke along with PFA members from Ludhiana and a team of DFO Mohali, near Kharar bus stand.
Reports suggest that Gaurav Gupta had informed the Kharar Police that Hardik Anand allegedly supplied 20 snakes to Bollywood singer Fazilpuria and YouTuber Elvish Yadav for shooting a music video featuring them last year.
Gaurav was quoted saying that after they filed their complaint with the Noida Police, Hardik had handed over 10 banned snakes to his accomplice Shikander of Ludhiana. "After we lodged a complaint with Gurgaon police, Hardik handed over 10 banned snakes to his accomplice Shikander in Ludhiana suspecting a raid by the police. We posed as customers and called Shikander giving Hardik’s reference. When we told him that we required reptiles, he eventually agreed to give us seven snakes. When contacted, he called us at Kharar bus stand following which we informed PFA Ludhiana and Mohali divisional forest officer (DFO) and nabbed the accused with a bag carrying seven snakes including four Cobras," Gaurav was quoted saying.
Now, those wondering how Sikander's arrest is linked to Elvish Yadav, the answer is Hardik. Shikander during the interrogation reportedly revealed that Hardik, fearing police raids, handed over the reptiles to him around 10 days ago.
It is pertinent to mention here that Elvish Yadav was questioned by the Noida Police on November 8, 2023. In his statement, Elvish had informed Noida Police that the snakes used in the music video were arranged by singer Fazilpuria.