The Supreme Court on November 3 observed that the leaked audio clips purportedly linked to former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh during the 2023 ethnic violence in the state were “tampered with,” citing findings from the National Forensic Science Laboratory (NFSL), Gujarat.

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Alok Aradhe stated that the NFSL report confirmed the audio clips had been edited and were not scientifically fit for forensic voice comparison. “The audio clips exhibited signs of editing and tampering, and consequently, no opinion regarding the similarity or dissimilarity of the speakers can be offered,” the bench noted.

The court was hearing a petition filed by the Kuki Organisation for Human Rights Trust (KOHUR), which had sought an independent SIT probe into the matter

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