Forensic Report On Alleged Audio Tapes Of Ex-Manipur CM Biren Singh Ready, Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Central Government on Thursday (April 17) informed the Supreme Court that the forensic report on the authenticity of audio clips allegedly incriminating former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh for the role in the ethnic violence in the State was ready and would be filed before the Court in a sealed cover.

Taking note of the submission, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar adjourned the matter to the week commencing on May 5. The bench was hearing a petition filed by Kuki Organization for Human Rights Trust seeking a Court-monitored investigation into certain leaked audio clips, allegedly in the voice of Biren Singh.

In February, the Court had sought the report of the Central Forensic Sciences Laboratory on the tapes. The petitioner's counsel, Advocate Prashant Bhushan, had told the bench that Truth Labs, a private forensic laboratory, has certified the tapes to be authentic.

In February, President's rule was imposed in Manipur, nearly two years after ethnic violence erupted in the State. A few days ahead of the Presidential proclamation, Singh resigned.

Case : KUKI ORGANIZATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TRUST Vs UNION OF INDIA | W.P.(C) No. 702/2024