The Supreme Court questioned the Centre for not sharing the complete audio clip allegedly linked to former Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh and the 2023 ethnic violence. It directed the government to forward the full recording to NFSU for an expedited forensic report in a sealed cover.
The Supreme Court questioned why the full 48-minute leaked audio allegedly linked to the Manipur violence was not sent for forensic examination. The bench said it was “little disturbed” that only select clips were tested and fixed the matter for further hearing.
Supreme Court strongly criticizes delay in forensic report of audio tapes allegedly linking Manipur CM to ethnic violence. Bench warns Centre of strict action if report isn’t submitted before next hearing.
