Shaista Parveen is wanted in connection with the lawyer Umesh Pal murder case. Shaista carries Rs 50,000 cash reward on her head and has been evading police since the February 24, 2023 shootout in which Pal and two of his police gunners were killed in Sulemsarai area.
Supreme Court asked the Uttar Pradesh government to file an affidavit mentioning the stage of investigation and status of cases relating to 183 alleged encounters