India, Dec. 16 -- The Supreme Court on December 15 questioned the manner in which leaked audio recordings linked to the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence were handled during forensic examination, expressing concern that investigators forwarded only selected portions despite having access to the complete material.

A Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kumar and Alok Aradhe took note of an affidavit dated November 20 filed on behalf of the petitioners, which stated that only certain excerpts of the recordings were sent for forensic scrutiny. The judges said they felt disturbed by the disclosure and asked why the entire 48-minute audio clip placed before the court was not submitted to the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), Gandhinagar, f...