Snake venom case: Singer Fazilpuria on cops’ radar after Elvish Yadav’s arrest, here’s why

Singer Fazilpuria has come on Noida Police’s radar in the snake venom drug case after Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner Elvish Yadav, currently jailed in the case, revealed during interrogation that the snakes used for the purpose at a rave party in Noida last year were supplied to him by the singer.

The cops are readying a notice to be sent to Fazilpuria in this connection. A video of Elvish holding a snake at one of the parties organised by the singer also served as key evidence about his purported connection in the drugs case. Fazilpuria is likely to be questioned on how and where he got the snakes from and if other people are also involved in this alleged racket.

Elvish Yadav was arrested on Sunday for selling snake venom at rave parties in the Delhi NCR region. On Monday, he was produced before the Surajpur court which remanded him in 14 days’ judicial custody.

Noida DCP Vidya Sagar Mishra the police are further examining all videos uploaded by Elvish on his YouTube channel where he is seen with snakes and the roles of each person involved are being investigated following they will be called for questioning on the basis of facts. Elvish has now been shifted to a high-security barrack from a quarantine cell.

Elvish’s connection with Fazilpuria

Fazilpuria’s name was revealed by Yadav on Monday, a day after his arrest, during interrogation where he also confessed to arranging snakes and snake venom drugs at rave parties organised by him. He also confessed to being in touch with other accused in the case.

Five other people are also accused in the case which was lodged following a raid at a banquet hall in Noida Sector 51 in November last year. The raid was prompted by a tip-off from an NGO run by BJP MP Maneka Gandhi. Although Yadav was listed as one of the accused in the FIR, he was not arrested then. He was questioned by the police twice, during which related evidence was gathered. The YouTuber had earlier denied any involvement in the case.

Apart from charges under the Wildlife Act, Yadav now faces charges under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. Section 29 of the stringent law, invoked against him, pertains to drug-related conspiracies such as procurement and distribution. Securing bail in these charges is a challenging task.

Who is Fazilpuria?

Rahul Yadav, 33, known by his stage name Fazilpuria, is a popular singer known for work in the Hindi, Haryanvi and Punjabi music industries. Both Elvish and Fazilpuria are residents of Gurugram. He shot to fame with his song ‘Chull’ which was released in 2014 and featured Badhshah. The song was later included in Bollywood movie ‘Kapoor and Sons’ in 2016.