New Delhi, April 18, 2007 -  The Gujarat MP Babubhai Katara of  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may be suspended  from the BJP, after his being arrest for trying to take another woman named Paramjit on the passport of his wife Shardaben Katara to Toronto. The BJP has taken a serious note of this incident and feel that such incidents spoil the image of the party.

He was detained at the immigration terminal at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Wednesday morning after he was caught red handed. 

Katara and the woman were arrested at 0730 hrs, IST. The MP was subsequently taken to Patiala House Court in the city. Unconfirmed sources said that this could be more than a case of impersonation, hinting at human trafficking.

Sources said Paramjit had paid Katara Rs 30,00,000 to be taken to Toronto.
There was reportedly a 14-year-old boy also traveling with them.
While Katara and the boy had valid passports, Paramjit was travelling on Katara’s wife’s passport.

Katara and Paramjit were scheduled to board the Air-India flight 187 to Toronto.
Immigration officials detained the two for questioning and later handed them over to the police, who later arrested them.

The BJP said on Wednesday afternoon that if the charges against Katara were proven, action would be taken against him.

The BJP MP is from the Dohad constituency in Gujarat and he was elected to 13th Lok Sabha in 1999. From 1999-2000, he was a member of the Committee on Urban and Rural Development. In 2004, he was re-elected to 14 Lok Sabha (second term) as a member of the Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests. 

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