Elvish Yadav, Faizalpuriya's Assets Attached In Money Laundering Case

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday said it has attached assets worth more than Rs 52 lakh of YouTuber Siddharth Yadav alias Elvish Yadav, his friend and singer Rahul Yadav alias Fazilpuriya and a company as part of a money laundering investigation.

A provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has been issued to attach agricultural land in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh and some bank deposits of the three entities, the ED said in a statement.

The total value of the assets is Rs 52.49 lakh.

The agency alleged that Elvish Yadav and Fazilpuriya "illegally used protected species of snakes, exotic animals, such as iguanas, in the production of commercial music videos and vlogs for the purpose of increasing followers and generating money." "These music videos were given to Sky Digital India Pvt Ltd, and then the videos were uploaded to YouTube for generating revenue," it said.