Supreme Court Questions Partial Submission of Manipur Violence Audio Evidence in N Biren Singh Case

Dec 15, 2025 08:26 pm CST

The Supreme Court has raised concerns over why the complete 48-minute audio recording allegedly linking former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh to the 2023 ethnic violence was not submitted for forensic examination. The court expressed dissatisfaction with the selective submission to the National Forensic Sciences University, which had previously declared the clips "tampered with." The case involves audio evidence related to violence between Meitei and Kuki communities that has claimed over 260 lives since May 2023.