The National Forensic Science Laboratory (NFSL), Gandhinagar, has informed the Supreme Court that the audio exhibits in the case relating to recordings allegedly implicating former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh in the ethnic violence which took place in 2023 were tampered with and not scientifically fit for voice comparison, and therefore, no opinion on similarity or dissimilarity of the speakers could be offered.

The finding came during the hearing of a plea seeking a court-monitored investigation into the audio clips, which purportedly relate to the ethnic violence that erupted in Manipur last year.

A Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Alok Aradhe was considering the matter on Monday. The Court, after perusing the sealed cover report submitted by NFSL, directed that its

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