Uttar Pradesh police have shifted their focus to tracing slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s absconding spouse Shaista Parveen, and are shocked she didn’t both give up or flip up for the burials of her son or these of her husband and brother-in-law.
Parveen has been at giant for the reason that February 24 murders of Umesh Pal and his two police guards in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj district , a case by which she is an accused.
Her third son Asad was killed in an encounter with the Particular Process Pressure of UP Police within the state’s Jhansi district on April 13 whereas her husband Atiq Ahmed and brother-in-law Khalid Azeem aka Ashraf have been shot lifeless by three assailants whereas in police custody in Prayagraj on April 15.
“A number of groups have been constituted for tracing and arresting Shaista Parveen. She has been named as one of many prime accused within the Umesh Pal homicide case and carries a money reward of ₹50,000,” a senior police official mentioned.
“The explanation we want to query her is not only to get extra particulars of Umesh Pal homicide but additionally the style by which weapons have been procured and funds made to assailants. With Atiq in jail since 2017, she was his key connection to the surface world and might reveal particulars of people who helped him run his unlawful empire,” mentioned one other senior policemen. Neither policeman wished to be recognized.
Parveen, 51, has 4 prison instances registered towards her at Colonelganj and Dhoomanganj police stations of Prayagraj.
The primary three instances filed at Colonelganj police station date again to 2009 and have been registered underneath completely different sections of the Indian Penal Code, together with 420 (dishonest), 467 (forgery of beneficial safety or will), 468 (forgery for objective of dishonest) and 471 (utilizing cast doc) moreover part 30 (contravention of licence or rule) of the Arms Act.
In three of those instances cost sheets have been filed by the police on the courtroom of particular chief judicial Justice of the Peace, Prayagraj . The fourth case registered on February 24, 2023 at Dhoomanganj police station pertains to the murders of lawyer Umesh Pal, a chief witness within the 2005 BSP MLA Raju Pal homicide case, and his two police guards.
Atiq Ahmed is believed to be behind Raju Pal’s homicide.
“Police investigation has revealed that after Atiq and Ashraf have been arrested and despatched to jail, Shaista was dealing with the unlawful actual property enterprise of Atiq,” mentioned the second police officer. Throughout his questioning, Atiq Ahmed is believed to have revealed names of a minimum of a dozen of his associates who have been aiding him in working his actual property enterprise on his behalf particularly on the outskirts of Prayagraj and Kaushambi districts.
“On receiving directions, Atiq’s associates used to supply the revenue to Shaista Parveen. After Atiq and Ashraf’s deaths, solely Shaista has the data about all of the white collared associates of Atiq who have been making hefty quantities of earnings by way of unlawful actual property enterprise,” the second officer mentioned.
“Her arrest could present clues concerning Atiq’s associates who have been making earnings in his title. Shaista may additionally throw gentle on these from whom Atiq had life threats,” the officer mentioned.
In the meantime, Atiq Ahmed’s lawyer Vijay Mishra mentioned, “Shaista will not be involved with me, nor has she filed any give up utility within the courtroom by way of me”.
A resident of Damupur village of Prayagraj, Parveen is the eldest amongst 4 sisters and two brothers. Her father Harun Ahmad is a retired police constable. She was married to Atiq Ahmed in 1996.