India, Dec. 10 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday asked the Punjab government and the state election commission to send the audio clip involving Patiala senior superintendent of police Varun Sharma for examination to the Central Forensic Laboratory (CFSL), Chandigarh.

The clip purportedly features the Patiala SSP directing his subordinates to prevent opposition candidates from filing their nomination papers for the zila parishad and block samiti elections scheduled on December 14.

During the hearing, the state election commission told the court that the SSP has proceeded on leave till the culmination of the poll process and additional charge has been given to the Sangrur SSP.

The court was hearing a public interest litig...