Rave Party With Snake Venom: 5 Arrested, 'Bigg Boss' Ott Winner Elvish Yadav Booked

The Noida Police has arrested five people for the alleged use of snake venom at a rave party besides booking 'Bigg Boss' OTT winner Elvish Yadav.

The cops have recovered nine snakes the arrestees, who had landed at a banquet hall in Sector 51 on Thursday for the party, which was a trap laid by an animal rights group -- People for Animals (PFA), PTI reported citing officials.

Those held have been identified as Rahul (32), Teetunath (45), Jaikaran (50), Narayan (50) and Ravinath (45), all residents of Moharband village in southeast Delhi's Badarpur, police said.

An FIR was registered based on the Wildlife (Protection) Act and for criminal conspiracy after a complaint by PFA against six individuals, including Yadav, who were found partying at a banquet hall in Sector 51 where snake venom was allegedly accessible, as stated by the police.

The FIR, lodged by complainant Gaurav Gupta from PFA, an organization associated with BJP parliamentarian Maneka Gandhi, alleged that their group discovered Yadav, a Youtuber, was involved in creating videos with live snakes and snake venom in Noida and other NCR areas alongside his accomplices, and was illegally arranging rave parties. Yadav, a victor of the reality show Bigg Boss, could not be reached immediately for his comments.