Guwahati, May 1 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday, April 30, ordered a new forensic analysis of an audio recording that allegedly connects former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh to the ethnic unrest in 2023.

The court directed the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Gujarat to examine the clip and conduct voice comparison tests.

A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K. Vinod Chandran issued the order while hearing a petition filed by the Kuki Organisation for Human Rights Trust (KOHUR), which is demanding an independent investigation into the violence.

The court also instructed that a pen drive containing the complete recording, said to be over two hours long, be shared with all parties and sent to the forensic institut...