New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a forensic examination of an audio clip in which a senior Uttar Pradesh police officer purportedly is heard using a communal slur against Muslims.

A bench comprising Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and K Vinod Chandran also quashed the criminal proceedings against a senior Muslim citizen who had circulated the clip seeking confirmation of its authenticity.

The voice clip, which will now be examined by a forensic laboratory, is allegedly of Sanjeev Tyagi, who is now serving as the Deputy Inspector General of Police in the state.

The bench said the prosecution of petitioner Islamuddin Ansari was "totally an abuse of police authority and the judicial process", noting that the Uttar Pradesh government itself had sought withdrawal of the cas

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