New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- A Delhi court on Wednesday heard a plea seeking the registration of a first information report (FIR) against senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, alleging that her name appeared in the New Delhi electoral roll in 1980, three years before she became an Indian citizen.

The petition, filed by complainant Vikas Tripathi, claims that Gandhi's inclusion in the voter list prior to acquiring Indian citizenship suggests the use of forged documents, amounting to a cognisable offence.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Vaibhav Chaurasia of the Rouse Avenue Court heard preliminary arguments and fixed 10 September as the next date of hearing.

According to Tripathi's plea, Sonia Gandhi officially became an Indian citiz...