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Forensic Report on Ex-Manipur CM's Alleged Role in Ethnic Violence Ready for Supreme Court Review

The Supreme Court has deferred KOHUR's plea for a court-monitored probe into N Biren Singh's alleged complicity to the week of May 5, pending submission of the sealed CFSL report.

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Overview

  • The Centre informed the Supreme Court that the CFSL forensic report on leaked audio implicating former CM N Biren Singh in ethnic violence is complete and will be submitted in a sealed cover.
  • A Supreme Court bench led by CJI Sanjiv Khanna postponed the hearing on KOHUR's petition for a court-monitored SIT probe into Singh's alleged role to the week starting May 5.
  • The leaked audio allegedly features Singh authorizing Meitei groups to loot state arms and instigating violence against the Kuki community, claims which Singh has denied.
  • Advocate Prashant Bhushan cited a Truth Labs report confirming a 93% voice match to Singh, though the government has questioned the report's credibility.
  • Since ethnic clashes erupted in May 2023, over 260 people have died and thousands have been displaced in Manipur, with the state now gradually stabilizing.