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The Supreme Court of India is questioning the government about why only select portions of a leaked audio clip, allegedly implicating former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh in the 2023 ethnic violence, were sent to the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) for examination. The NFSU had deemed the clip “tampered with.” The Kuki Organisation for Human Rights Trust, the petitioners, claim they submitted 48 minutes of a roughly 56-minute tape, withholding the remaining portion due to potential safety concerns for the person who made the recording. The court has given the government a week to respond, and the case is set for further hearing on January 7.
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Supreme Court Questions Government on Incomplete Audio Clip Analysis in Manipur Violence Case
NEW DELHI, December 16, 2025 (The Hindu e-Paper) – The Supreme Court of India has raised concerns regarding the forensic analysis of a leaked audio clip purportedly linking former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh to the 2023 ethnic violence in the state.
During a hearing on Monday, December 15th, the court questioned why the entire audio clip was not submitted to Gujarat’s National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) for examination. The NFSU had previously concluded that the portions of the clip they received were “tampered with.”
The petition was filed by the Kuki Organisation for Human Rights Trust, which is seeking an independent Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the contents of the audio. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, representing the petitioners, explained that while they submitted approximately 48 minutes of the roughly 56-minute recording, the remaining portion revealing the recorder’s identity was withheld due to potential safety risks to that individual.
“The court said it was a “little disturbed” by the affidavit filed on behalf of the petitioners on November 20 that ‘states to the effect that only select clippings were sent’ for forensics,” according to court documents.
Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati requested a week to respond to the court’s concerns. The case has been adjourned for further hearing on January 7th. The controversy surrounding the audio clip continues to fuel calls for a thorough and impartial investigation into the 2023 ethnic violence in Manipur. Mr. Singh resigned as the Chief Minister of Manipur on February 9.
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