Manipur violence: SC orders forensic examination of entire 48-minute audio clip

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered forensic examination of the entire 48-minute audio recording which a plea has alleged that points to the role of former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh in the 2023 ethnic violence.

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The top court had asked the state government to file its response by January 29.

A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod Chandran said that the entire available leaked audio be forwarded to the National Forensic Science University (NFSU), Gandhinagar, for forensic examination.

"The entire 48 minutes of the conversation in question along with the admitted voice recordings of the former Manipur CM are available ... All the voice recordings furnished to the respondents by the learned counsel for the petitioner shall also be included therewith and forwarded to the National Forensic Science University Gandhinagar," the bench ordered.

It also asked the NFSU to expedite the process and submit final report in a sealed cover.

During brief proceedings, lawyer Prashant Bhushan,

appearing for the petitioner Kuki Organisation for Human Rights Trust, said the matter had been listed around 10 times.