Popular YouTuber Elvish Yadav was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Lucknow on September 5th, 2024, in connection with a money laundering case linked to a snake venom-rave party incident. This was his second appearance before the ED, following an initial summons in July. The case stems from an FIR filed by the People for Animals (PFA) last November, alleging the use of snake venom as a recreational drug at a party in Noida.
Noida police have detained 39 college students, including minors, after a raid on a rave party at a flat in a high-rise apartment. The party, held at the Supernova residential society in Noida Sector-39, was attended by students from a well-known college and featured alcohol, hookahs, and a WhatsApp-organized invitation system with an entry fee. This incident follows similar busts of rave parties in Bengaluru and Thane, highlighting the ongoing issue of underage drinking and drug use at such events.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has criticized the Congress-led government in Karnataka for the alleged deteriorating law and order situation in the state, after 86 out of 103 attendees at a rave party in Bengaluru tested positive for drugs. The BJP has termed the Silicon City “Udta Bengaluru,” alleging that the city is becoming a haven for narcotic substances and rave parties.
The saffron party’s use of the term “Udta Bengaluru” is a reference to the 2016 Bollywood movie “Udta Punjab,” which highlighted drug abuse by youth in Punjab. However, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara has said that the opposition’s use of the term is incorrect and that the BJP should not cast aspersions.
