YouTuber Elvish Yadav : arrested Noida Police on Sunday in the snake venom case.

Elvish Yadav arrested in Noida snake venom case, sent to 14-day judicial custody.
Elvish Yadav arrest: Noida Police arrested YouTuber Elvish Yadav on Sunday in the snake venom case.

Elvish Yadav was arrested by the Noida Police on Sunday in connection with the snake venom case and was sent to 14-day judicial custody. YouTuber and Bigg Boss OTT2 winner Elvish was called by the police for a fresh round of questioning in connection with the case and was later arrested. A video of Elvish with the police is also doing the rounds on social media claiming to be the footage of the YouTuber’s arrest.

Born Siddharth Yadav
14 September 1997 (age 26)
Wazirabad, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Education Amity International School, Hansraj College, Delhi
Occupations YouTuberVlogger
YouTube information
Channels Elvish yadavElvish Yadav VlogsElvish Yadav Gaming
Years active 2016–present
Genres Comedyentertainmentvlogsgamingreaction
Subscribers 14.8million (main channel)
22 million (combined)

Total views 1.37 billion (main channel)
3 billion (combined)

Six people, including YouTuber Elvish Yadav, were booked under the Wildlife (Protection) Act and Section 120A (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly providing snake venom for a party in Noida’s Sector 51 which was a sting operation by Maneka Gandhi’s People for Animals. The other five were arrested and Elvish’s role in the rave party and in procuring snakes for such parties was being probed.

Forensic investigation
revealed the use of the venom of cobra and krait species of snakes in samples seized from the party.

People for Animals conducted a sting operation to unravel the misuse of rare animals and got in touch with Elvish Yadav as they had a tip-off that he has a network of people involved in this. According to the complaint, Elvish helped them by providing contacts who finally arranged snake venom. Elvish posed with snakes in his videos.
Elvish Yadav was questioned regarding the case for several rounds but he refuted all allegations.

Nine snakes were found from the party which was a sting operation by the People For Animals and all of them had their venom glands removed. Eight of the nine snakes had their teeth missing.

The rave party case goes back to November 3 last year; the party was held at a banquet hall in Noida Sector 51. Elvish was not present at the party.

Elvish was recently embroiled in another controversy after his video of beating up YouTuer Maxtern, also known as Sagar Thakur, went viral. After an FIR was filed against Elvish in Gurugram, Elvish issued a statement explaining why he thrashed Maxtern.

Elvish Yadav (pronounced [ˈɛlvɪʃ jˈadav]; born 14 September 1997), earlier known as Siddharth Yadav, is an Indian YouTuber, streamer and singer from Wazirabad, a village located in Gurugram, India.[citation needed] He is known for his YouTube videos and winning the second season of Bigg Boss OTT.

Early life
Yadav was born on 14 September 1997 as Siddharth Yadav to Ram Avtar Yadav and Sushma Yadav in a Hindu Yaduvanshi Ahir family from Haryana.[6][7] Yadav went to Amity International School of Haryana and later joined Hansraj College, Delhi, to complete his Bachelor of Commerce degree.

Career
Yadav began his YouTube career on 29 April 2016, and as of February 2024, he has a following of 14.9 million subscribers and 1.37 billion views on his primary YouTube channel.[9][10] He initially named his channel The Social Factory but later rebranded it to Elvish yadav. His content primarily revolves around flash fiction and conceptual short films.

He launched a new YouTube channel, titled Elvish Yadav Vlogs on 23 November 2019. Yadav’s channel had 7.7 million subscribers and 134 million views as of February 2024. He made daily vlogs and criticised movies with his friends and family on this channel. He also started a new gaming channel Elvish Yadav Gaming in May 2023.

In 2023, he participated as a wildcard-entrant, on the captive reality show Bigg Boss OTT (Hindi season 2) and emerged as the winner.

Additionally he owns a clothing brand ‘systumm_clothing’ and an NGO, ‘Elvish Yadav Foundation’, which helps underprivileged children.

Personal life
In 2016, he started his YouTube channel after being inspired by Ashish Chanchlani and Amit Bhadana.

Controversies
Yadav utilized his YouTube platform to engage in a practice commonly referred to as “roasting,” specifically targeting TikTok videos. In his content, he drew comparisons between the youthful individuals featured in TikTok videos and individuals engaged in the scavenging of discarded items, colloquially known as “ragpickers”. He encountered significant backlash for his critical commentary directed towards Kusha Kapila, a female comedian. His comments were widely regarded as an instance of online abuse, and they ignited substantial controversy and disapproval from the online community.

In September 2023, Yadav generated additional controversy when he referred to Arjun Bijlani as “a woman”. This particular statement, deemed offensive and inappropriate, attracted extensive criticism and condemnation from various quarters.

On 3 November 2023, Noida Police filed an FIR against Elvish and five others after nine venomous snakes, including cobras, were found in their possession. These snakes and snake venom were used at alleged illegal rave parties. The case was initiated based on a complaint from BJP MP Maneka Gandhi’s NGO, who accused Elvish of shooting videos with snakes and hosting unauthorized parties with snake venom and drugs. An undercover operation led to the arrest of five individuals who named Elvish Yadav as the mastermind. Later on 17 March 2024, Yadav was arrested and sent to Judicial custody for 14 Days with five others for arranging snake venom at rave parties.

On 8 March 2024, footage of Yadav, along with multiple companions, assaulting, physically abusing and giving death threats to fellow content creator, Sagar Thakur (known online as MaxTern) at a garment shop in Gurgaon, went viral online. According to India Today, an FIR has been registered against him. The altercation supposedly happened after a social media clash, in which Thakur criticized Yadav for cosying up to comedian Munawar Faruqui. However, Yadav told The Indian Express that Thakur threatened to kill his family, and the incident took place in the heat of the moment, and alleged that Thakur had set up cameras at the site of the altercation, so that the incident would be caught on camera.

Filmography
Television
Year Title Role Ref.
2021 Elvish Yadav
2022 Hungama
2023 Bigg Boss OTT (Hindi season 2) Winner
2024 Playground Mentor
Music video
Year Title Role Artist(s) Notes Ref.
2022 BAD GUY (DG) Actor DG Immortals
2023 Systumm Actor DG Immortals
Punja Daab Actor Parmish Verma
Rao Sahab Actor Amar Kharkiya
Hum Toh Deewane Actor Yasser Desai
Meter Khench Ke Actor R Cruze, Virtual_Af, Love Kataria
Bolero Actor Asees Kaur, Preetinder
Discography
Singles and Collaborations

Year Title Role Artist(s) Notes Ref.
2021 Apna Gaav Singer Himself
2023 Bawli Singer Himself