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The Supreme Court connected Monday (December 15, 2025) asked the authorities wherefore the full leaked audio clip, allegedly pointing to the relation of erstwhile Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh successful the 2023 taste violence, was not sent to Gujarat’s National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) for examination.
The apical tribunal said it was a “little disturbed” by the affidavit filed connected behalf of the petitioners connected November 20 that “states to the effect that lone prime clippings were sent” for forensics. The NFSU had virtually fixed a cleanable chit, saying the leaked audio clip was “tampered with”.
Mr. Singh resigned arsenic the Chief Minister of Manipur connected February 9.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the petitioners, said that astir apt each the audio clips filed by them were not sent to the NFSU. He said the tapes were astir 56-minute agelong and the petitioners had filed 48 minutes successful the court. He said the remaining portion identified the idiosyncratic who made the recording, and if his individuality was disclosed, his beingness could beryllium successful danger.
Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, who appeared successful the matter, sought a week’s clip to respond to the affidavit.
The tribunal fixed the lawsuit for further proceeding connected January 7.
The apex tribunal was proceeding a petition filed by the Kuki Organisation for Human Rights Trust, which has sought an autarkic SIT probe into the contents of the audio clip.
