Overview
- Reading the NFSL Gandhinagar report in open court, the Bench noted four audio exhibits showed signs of modification and were not scientifically fit for voice comparison, so no opinion on the speaker could be offered.
- The court directed that the sealed NFSL final report dated October 10 be furnished to all parties and listed the matter for a further hearing in December.
- Kuki Organisation for Human Rights Trust, which seeks a court‑monitored probe, will file a response after receiving the report and continues to cite a Truth Labs analysis that found a 93% probability match for a 50‑minute clip.
- Solicitor General Tushar Mehta emphasized the NFSL’s tampering conclusion and urged restraint, pointing to improved peace in Manipur.
- The proceedings stem from whistleblower clips alleged to implicate former chief minister N. Biren Singh in the 2023 ethnic violence that left hundreds dead and tens of thousands displaced.