Shaista is accused of masterminding the Umesh Pal murder case. Soon after the murder of Umesh Pal, Atiq's wife Shaista came in front of the media and was claiming the innocence of her sons and husband.
In April 2019, the Supreme Court directed the transfer of Atiq Ahmed to a high-security jail in Gujarat on charges of kidnapping and assaulting a businessman while in jail.
'Two Circles.Net' was privy to the fact that Irfan Mehraj was working as a 'researcher' with the Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Societies since 2016.