Lucknow: Slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed's wife Shaista Parveen, has been at large for the last 50 days. Sources said that apprehending an encounter, Shaista did not visit her son Asad's funeral in Prayagraj. Asad and his associate Ghulam were killed in an encounter by the UP STF on April 13 in Jhansi.
Shaista's two minor sons have been lodged in the correctional home. After the death of her son, husband, and brother-in-law, she is now hesitant to surrender before the police. The fear of encounter is haunting her mind, said sources.
Atiq's wife Shaista Parveen was allegedly also a part of the conspiracy in advocate Umesh Pal murder case that took place on February 24 in Prayagraj. Umesh Pal was the witness in BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case in 2005. Police are on the lookout for Shaista.