Court extends remand of Katara in trafficking case

NEW DELHI: A Delhi Court on Tuesday extended by two days the police remand of an accused in the human trafficking case in which BJP MP Babubhai Katara is facing probe.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kamini Lau extended the police custody of Sunderlal Yadav, a betel shop owner till April 26 saying that as per his disclosure statements revealing names of other accused, his custodial interrogation was necessary.

The court rejected his plea that his custody remand should not be extended in view of his poor health.

Meanwhile, the court also sent Kiran Dhar, an associate of Rajender, secretary of Katara to two days' police custody.

Yadav and Dhar were arrested alongwith secretary of the MP on Friday last week.

BJP MP from Dahod, Katara was arrested at the international airport here on April 18 when he tried to take one Paramjeet and a boy to Toronto allegedly using his wife and son's diplomatic passports.