Noida: Rahul Yadav (32), one of the five arrested for allegedly supplying snake venom at parties, have been taken on remand on Thursday for another day for questioning, police said. Earlier this week, the police recovered a diary from Rahuls house with entries mentioning at least six locations in Delhi, Gurgaon and Faridabad where, police suspect, snake venom was supplied as a substitute for opioids. Police claim his interrogation was crucial to ascertain the involvement of YouTuber and reality TV star Elvish Yadav and others in the case. Elvish is among six persons who were booked last week on a complaint by BJP MP Maneka Gandhis NGO People for Animals (PFA) that accused him of supplying snake venom at parties. He was questioned in the case last week. The other accused, besides Rahul Yadav, are Teetunath (45), Jaikaran (50), Narayan (50) and Ravinath (45), all residents of Delhis Badarpur. They were all arrested on November 2.During Rahuls remand last week, we had recovered a diary from his house. The diary had a list of locations where parties were held. Some contact numbers of people, who are believed to have organised these parties, have also been found. We wanted to Rahul question him in custody further to find the involvement of Elvish in the case, an officer, who is part of the investigation, said. Rahul is believed to be a key link between the nexus and several celebrities. In the complaint filed by PFA officer-bearers said they posed as organisers of a rave party and asked the YouTuber to supply snake poison at a banquet hall in Sector 51. Elvish, they alleged, directed them to Rahul, who met the PFA team outside the banquet hall along with four snake charmers. The five were nabbed and a vial with 20ml liquid — believed to be venom — and nine snakes, including five cobras and a python — were recovered from them.Elvish, in a video posted on X, denied the allegation that he supplied snake venom. We also published the following articles recentlySnake venom case: In diary, party venues, singers nameThe Noida police are investigating a case where snake venom was allegedly supplied as a substitute for opioids during parties in Delhi, Gurgaon, and Faridabad. A diary recovered from one of the accused mentioned six locations where the parties may have taken place. The police are also looking into the possible involvement of a popular singer in the operation. Elvish Yadav, a YouTuber and reality TV star, is among the accused and has denied the allegations. The police are seeking remand for the accused and plan to call Yadav for further investigation.Elvish Yadav tells Police that the snakes were provided by singer Fazilpuria for the music videoWinner of Bigg Boss OTT 2, Elvish Yadav, has been summoned by Noida Police for questioning regarding a case involving snakes in his music video. During interrogation, Yadav claimed that the snakes were arranged by singer Fazilpuria. Police have arrested five individuals and recovered snakes and snake venom. Yadav has denied involvement and stated that the snakes were arranged by a production company for the music video.Snake venom case: Cops get 54 hours to quiz 5 accusedPolice in Noida have begun questioning five men who were arrested for allegedly supplying snake venom at parties. The arrests were made following a complaint by an NGO belonging to BJP MP Maneka Gandhi, which accused the men of using the venom to make opioids. The police have been given 54 hours to question the suspects, including YouTuber Elvish Yadav. During Yadavs questioning, the police discovered that he had received snakes from several celebrities.

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