Sonia Gandhi hoax call: ten minutes that rattled Attorney General

New Delhi: It was a ten-minute call that rattled Attorney General GE Vahanvati earlier this month since the woman at the other end of the line claimed to be Sonia Gandhi.

It turned out to be a hoax call, now being investigated by the Delhi Police which today released fresh details of their probe into the case.

In his complaint to the Delhi Police, Mr Vahanvati says the caller said that the important cases he was handling as the government's lawyer in the Supreme Court had created a controversy.

The caller suggested that the Attorney General "should lie low for a few days" and let Amarjeet take over, suggesting the name of Amarjeet Singh Chandhok, Mr Vahanvati's deputy.

At the end of the conversation, the caller said, "I suggest you talk to the Law Minister about this without taking my name."

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That statement made Mr Vahanvati suspicious. He wondered why the Congress chief did not call the minister herself.

And then he learnt that Ms Gandhi was in the US for a medical check-up.

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The investigators have identified the caller as a government employee who is known for her accurate imitation of Sonia Gandhi's voice. But she has not been questioned yet.

Mr Vahanvati in his complaint, however, has not said that the caller talked about any particular case he was handling, police said.

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The cops have also questioned his staff which confirmed that at least five calls were made; the top lawyer attended only one.

Investigators are verifying whether the government official made those calls or somebody used her office phone to do it.