YouTuber Siddharth Yadav alias Elvish Yadav appeared before Enforcement Directorate in Lucknow recently for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the suspected use of snake venom as a recreational drug in parties he hosted and related financial transactions, as per the official sources. The reports added that the agency will record his statement at its zonal office located at Ashok Marg.
The central agency had registered a case in May and pressed charges under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after taking cognisance of an FIR and charge sheet filed against Elvish and linked the persons by the Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida) district police in Uttar Pradesh.
The YouTuber was earlier summoned by the ED in the second week of July but he sought deferment of the summons owing to his scheduled foreign travel and professional commitment.
Elvish was earlier arrested on March 17 by Noida police in connection with its probe into suspected use of snake venom as recreational drug in parties that were allegedly hosted by him.
