Supreme Court Orders Full 48-Minute Manipur Audio Sent to NFSU for Expedited Forensic Review

Overview

• The bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod Chandran directed the National Forensic Science University in Gandhinagar to examine the material and report in a sealed cover.
• The submission will include the entire 48-minute recording, admitted voice samples of former chief minister N. Biren Singh, and all audio provided by the petitioner.
• In a prior update to the Court, NFSU said earlier clips showed signs of tampering and were not suitable for voice comparison.
• The petitioner alleges authorities previously sent only short, edited segments, while the government says it received the full 48-minute file only after the last hearing.
• Petitioner counsel notes a longer set of tapes of roughly 56 minutes and cites whistleblower-safety concerns for not filing a portion, while also seeking an independent SIT probe.