
Trouble mounted for Elvish Yadav and singer Rahul Yadav, popularly known as Rahul Fazilpuria, after the Enforcement Directorate filed a prosecution complaint against the two in a money laundering case.
The money laundering case against the two revolves around the peddling of snake venom in rave parties and the use of snakes in music videos. The ED case stems from two FIRs filed by Noida Police and Gurugram Police separately in March 2024.Earlier, Noida Police had arrested Elvish Yadav in a narcotics case. He was released on bail and denied all charges. ED had questioned both Elvish and Rahul Fazilpuria. Last September, ED had provisionally attached assets worth Rs 52.49 lakh of the two in the "Wildlife Case." "The attached properties were in form of agriculture land at Bijnor District of Uttar Pradesh and bank balances belonging to Rahul Yadav alias Fazilpuria, Elvish Yadav and M/s Sky Digital India Pvt. Ltd," ED had said. ED had initiated an investigation on the basis of two FIRs registered by Noida Police and the Badshahpur Police Station, Haryana, in November 2023 and March 2024 under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 against Elvish Yadav, Rahul Yadav alias Fazilpuria, and others. "In the first FIR, it was alleged that Noida police, during a sting operation, apprehended agents involved in supplying snakes and snake venom for parties. After completing the investigation, the police charge-sheeted Elvish Yadav and others. The second FIR alleges that Rahul alias Fazilpuria and Elvish Yadav illegally used snakes in music videos and vlogs and caused cruelty against wildlife," ED had said.