In 2003–2004, his cousin Zaurbek Umarov and nephew Roman Atayev were reportedly detained in Chechnya and Ingushetia, and then "disappeared".
W latach 2003–2004 jego kuzyn Zaurbek Umarow oraz bratanek Roman Atajew zostali uwięzieni w Czeczenii oraz Inguszetii a potem zaginęli.