Prayagraj, May 12 -- The Allahabd High Court on Monday dismissed YouTuber Elvish Yadav's plea against the chargesheet filed in the FIR against him, which alleged that snakes and snake venom were misused by him to make YouTube videos.

The allegations against him also include organising rave parties and inviting foreigners who make people consume snake venom and other drugs.

A bench of Justice Saurabh Srivastava dismissed his plea while orally remarking that there are statements in the chargesheet and FIR against Yadav, and the veracity of such allegations will be examined during the trial. The single judge also said that Yadav has not challenged the FIR in the plea.

Senior advocate Naveen Sinha, appearing for Elvish Yadav, assisted by a...