Police say Katara had sent 15 more abroad

New Delhi: The Delhi Police have found that BJP MP Babubhai Katarta and his associates had illegally sent 15 people abroad.
The Gujarat politician was personally involved in six of these cases. The police have approached the embassies in the US, UK and Canada through the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for details about the people who had been sent abroad and Katara’s travel itinerary. They have also sought information about Katara’s travel schedule from some airlines.
“The embassies and airlines can provide us with vital information about the human trafficking racket. We have issued notices to them through the MEA,” said a senior officer investigating the case.
The officer added that though the police had got certain details about Katara’s travel itinerary, they wanted to confirm the information through other sources.
The police on Thursday said they were also trying to trace Katara’s wife Sharadaben and his three children, who had gone missing since the scandal broke out on April 18.
The police have so far found that Katara and six travel agents were involved in human trafficking. Three travel agents are from Punjab, one from Hyderabad and two from Delhi. The police said the agents used to identify people who could pay up to Rs 30 lakh to travel abroad.
27/04/07 Gyan Varma/Daily News & Analysis

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