The Supreme Court informed a Kuki rights organisation on Monday (November 3, 2025) that a confidential report filed by the National Forensic Sciences University at Gandhinagar in Gujarat has concluded that audiotapes, sourced from a whistleblower claiming they contain telephonic conversations of former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh inciting ethnic conflict, are “modified, edited and tampered”.

A Bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kumar read the report of the premier University in the court room as the parties waited on.

Justice Kumar then addressed advocates Prashant Bhushan and Cheryl D’souza, appearing for Kuki Organisation for Human Trust, that the audio tapes were “processed and altered” files, and not “scientifically fit for voice comparison”.

Advocate Bhushan respond

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