Elvish Yadav issues clarification. (Image: X)
Elvish Yadav has clarified that the viral video of him dancing with a snake and a model is from an old music video.
Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner Elvish Yadav has become the subject of a recent controversy. On Friday, November 3, it was reported that the police conducted raids in the Sector 49 area of Noida and recovered five cobra snakes and nine other snakes of a different species. According to the reports, snake venom was also recovered from the raids. Five arrests have been made in the case so far and the people arrested have named Elvish Yadav, according to reports. However, the YouTuber has issued a clarification.
Soon after the reports of Elvish’s arrest were made known to the public, a video of the YouTuber went viral. In the viral video, dated April 5, Elvish could be seen holding a snake around his neck and posing with a model. However, Elvish took to the microblogging site X, formerly known as Twitter, to express his clarification.
He posted a screenshot of the video and wrote, “This scene is from a music video 6 mahine purani. Don’t believe in everything.” Just like the video, Elvish’s clarification also went viral in no time and his fans flooded the comments section to extend their support.
As for Elvish being named in the FIR, sources confirmed to CNN News 18 that one of the accused has said that they used to supply snakes and poison to the parties of Elvish Yadav. Based on the statements, an FIR has been filed against Elvish Yadav. As reported by Aaj Tak, the FIR was lodged by Gaurav Gupta, who works as an Animal Welfare Officer in People for Animals.
Elvish has denied this claim. Taking to Instagram, he said that the rumours are baseless and devoid of proof. He also said that he would be willing to cooperate with the UP Government in the investigation.