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The Supreme Court has questioned why the entire available leaked audio clips, which a plea alleged pointed to the role of former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh in the 2023 ethnic violence, were not sent for forensic examination.
Acording to media reports, The top court said it was “little disturbed” by the affidavit filed on behalf of the petitioners on November 20 that “states to the effect that only select clippings were sent”.
The court asked the government authorities why the entire available leaked audio clip of around 48 minutes was not sent to Gujarat’s National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) for examination.
The NFSU had virtually given a clean chit, saying the leaked audio clips were “tampered with”.
Singh resigned as the chief minister of Manipur on February 9, amid rumblings within the state BJP and growing demands for a change in leadership.
On Monday, an apex court bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Alok Aradhe expressed unhappiness, saying it was “little disturbed” by the affidavit filed on behalf of the petitioners on November 20 in the matter.
The counsel appearing for the respondents said the affidavit was not served upon them.
