YouTuber Elvish Yadav, accused of using smuggled snakes in a music video, told police that the snakes had been arranged by Bollywood singer Fazilpuria, sources said.

During Mr Yadav’s questioning, Noida Police asked him about a video where he is seen with two snakes. The YouTuber told cops that the snakes had been arranged by Fazilpuria.

Cops have reached out to the singer and called him in for questioning.

Police made a major breakthrough in a racket of snake smuggling, when they arrested five people with snakes based on a sting operation. The operation was carried out by the NGO – People For Animals (PFA).

One of the arrested told police that they had arranged the snakes for a party being hosted by Elvish Yadav. Police rescued nine snakes, five of them cobras, from the banquet hall where the party was being held. About 20 ml of suspected snake venom was also recovered.

Mr Yadav, who shot to fame after winning the reality show Bigg Boss OTT 2, has denied all allegations.

Police have questioned the 26-year-old twice and asked him several questions about his involvement in the sale of snake venom based on the statements of Rahul Yadav, who was arrested for allegedly supplying the venom at rave parties.

Cops have also sought data from Mr Yadav’s mobile phone to obtain information about his call logs and past locations.

Actor and model Sunny Leone expressed her gratitude to the Mumbai police in a thank-you letter. This came after her housekeeper’s missing daughter was located 24 hours after going missing.

On November 9, Sunny took to Instagram to share that her house help’s nine-year-old daughter, Anushka KiranMore, had disappeared in Jogeshwari, Mumbai. In the post, she provided a photo and information about the missing child and offered a reward of Rs 50,000 to anyone who could reunite the girl with her family.

Later on Instagram, Sunny Leone announced that Anushka had been found, thanking the Mumbai Police and supporters.

“Our prayers have been answered! God is so great! God bless this family! From the family… Thank you so much to the Mumbai police, and we got Anushkaa back after 24 hours of her disappearance. Thank you to all my well-wishers for sharing the post and making the news viral. I thank each and everyone from the bottom of my heart,” she wrote in the post.

The post also featured a picture showing Anushka being warmly embraced by her parents.

Sunny Leone’s fans and supporters commended her and the Mumbai police for their joint efforts in locating the girl. The comments on the post were filled with praise for both Sunny Leone and the Mumbai police, with users expressing their relief.

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