Supreme Court asks petitioner to turn in first-gen copy of leaked audio to forensic lab
The Supreme Court of India has directed the Kuki Organisation for Human Rights to submit the first-generation copy of leaked audio tapes allegedly implicating former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh in ethnic violence during the 2023–2024 conflict. The court's move comes after forensic reports on the existing audio files returned inconclusive results regarding their authenticity. The tapes are to be sent to a national forensic laboratory for further analysis.
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The Supreme Court of India on Thursday (April 30, 2026) directed petitioner NGO, Kuki Organisation for Human Rights, to hand over the ‘first generation copy’ of the full leaked audio tapes that allegedly implicate the former Chief Minister of Manipur, N. Biren Singh, in orchestrating or inciting ethnic violence in the State during the 2023–2024 conflict to the national forensic lab.The forensic reports have so far returned inconclusive about the authenticity of the tapes.
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