Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) : The Police have intensified the search for Shaista Parveen, the wife of the slain mafia don Atiq Ahmed, who has been absconding after the murder of Umesh Pal on February 24, sources said. Different police teams are searching for her across the state. The teams of police and STF (Special Task Force) have not been able to nab Shaista for over 53 days. Even after the death of her son, husband and brother-in-law, Shaista did not come out and did not even attend their funeral rites.
As a result, lots of rumours are doing rounds. Even after the death of Atiq Ahmed, there is no trace of his wife Shaista Parveen. After Atiq's son Asad was killed in an encounter with the STF, it was speculated that Shaista would definitely attend the son's funeral. But, Shaista Parveen did not come forward even that day. After this, on the night of April 15, Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead while being taken for medical examination.
There was speculation that Shaista Parveen would definitely come out after the murder of her husband. But, Shaista did not come forward to attend the last rites of her husband Atiq and his brother Ashraf. There is also a rumour that Shaista Parveen might have died by suicide. On the other hand, it is also being discussed whether some untoward incident has happened with Shaista Parveen.
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People are also discussing that if Shaista Parveen was alive, she would have definitely come to attend her husband's funeral. Because, before and after the murder of Umesh Pal, she was busy pleading for her husband and son in the High Court and the Supreme Court. Staying in constant contact with the lawyers, she was engaged in lobbying for getting justice for her family.
Police teams have once again intensified the search for Shaista Parveen who is now carrying a prize money of Rs 50 thousand. Because the police were also expecting that Shaista would definitely come to attend the funeral of her son Asad or the funeral of her husband and brother-in-law. From where the police were preparing to arrest her.
For three days, women policemen were also deployed at Atiq Ahmed's house and at the cemetery. However, the police also became disheartened when Shaista did not attend her husband's funeral. After this, police teams have been activated once again in search of Shaista.
