YouTuber Elvish Yadav Faces ED Scrutiny in High-Stakes Money Laundering Probe

The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets in a money laundering investigation against YouTuber Siddharth Yadav alias Elvish Yadav. The case involves suspected use of snake venom as recreational drugs in parties and related financial transactions. Yadav, along with other accused, faces charges under various legal provisions.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached several assets as part of its expanding money laundering investigation against YouTuber Siddharth Yadav, also known as Elvish Yadav, and other individuals, according to official sources on Thursday.

An order of attachment has been provisionally issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), sources confirmed. Yadav has been interrogated by the federal agency over a case that involves the alleged use of snake venom as recreational drugs at parties he hosted and the financial dealings related to these activities.

In May, the central agency registered a case and filed charges under the PMLA after reviewing an FIR and charge sheet submitted by the Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida) district police in Uttar Pradesh. Rahul Yadav, alias Rahul Fazilpuriya, a singer from Haryana purportedly linked to Elvish Yadav, has also been questioned by the ED. The agency's scrutiny centers on the suspected generation of illicit funds for organizing rave or recreational parties.

(With inputs from agencies.)