Supreme Court Orders Voice Test of UP DIG, Quashes Case Against Muslim Man

The Supreme Court on Monday directed a forensic voice analysis of an audio clip in which Uttar Pradesh DIG Sanjeev Tyagi is allegedly heard using a communal slur.

The Court said the State police had abused its authority by prosecuting Islamuddin Ansari, observing that the materials on record showed no case was made out against him.

It noted that instead of acting on the complaint regarding the officer’s conduct, the police initiated proceedings against the complainant.

The Court quashed the case against Ansari and ordered that the voice clip be examined by a certified forensic laboratory to verify the allegations.

[Islamuddin Ansari v. State of UP]