Guwahati, Aug. 27 -- The Supreme Court on Monday (August 25) directed the National Forensic Science Laboratory (NFSL) in Gandhinagar to conduct a fresh examination of audio recordings that allegedly feature former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh in connection with the state's ethnic violence.

The Court took this step after observing that an earlier report from the Guwahati Forensic Science Laboratory failed to clearly confirm whether the voice on the recordings matched Singh's.

A bench comprising Justices P.V. Sanjay Kumar and Aravind Kumar heard the case, which stemmed from a petition filed by the Kuki Organisation for Human Rights Trust.

The petitioner had sought an independent investigation into the audio tapes, which have rai...