After a video of Elvish Yadav beating YouTuber Sagar Thakur aka Maxtern went viral on social media, netizens condemned the act of the 'Bigg Boss OTT 2' winner and #ArrestElvishYadav started trending on X. Maxtern also shared a video on his X platform alleging that Elvish tried to break his spine and ''openly issued death threats'' to him. He also lodged an FIR under IPC 147, 149, 323, and 506. In an Instagram video, Elvish explained why he thrashed Maxtern.