SC asks forensic test of Biren's 48-minute tape

THE Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that the entire 48-minute audio clip allegedly implicating former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh in the 2023 ethnic violence, along with his admitted voice samples, be forwarded to the National Forensic Science University (NFSU) Gandhinagar, for detailed forensic examination.

- SUCHITRA KALYAN MOHANTY

It also asked the NFSU to expedite the process and submit its report to the court in a sealed cover. A bench of Justicse Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod Chandran passed the direction after hearing a plea -- filed by Kuki Organization for Human Rights Trust (KOHUR) -- seeking a court-monitored investigation into certain alleged leaked audio clips which allegedly implicate former Manipur CM, Singh for instigating the ethnic violence in the state.