Prawesh Lama covers crime, policing, and issues of security in Delhi. Raised in Darjeeling, educated in Mumbai, he also looks at special features on social welfare in the National Capital.
Articles by Prawesh Lama
BSF lodges protest with Pakistan Rangers over ceasefire violation
One border guard and one civilian were injured after Pakistan Rangers initiated unprovoked firing along the International Border in the Arnia sector
Updated on Oct 29, 2023 05:34 AM IST
BSF trooper injured in firing across India-Pakistan border near Jammu
A BSF spokesperson in Delhi said that Pakistan Rangers also fired mortars which was countered “befittingly with appropriate response”
Published on Oct 27, 2023 10:39 AM IST
In Manipur, fake military gear adds to security woes
Combing operations in Manipur have led to the recovery of weapons and gear resembling military outfits, highlighting a growing problem for security agencies in the state. The operations have recovered bullet proof vests, fake military uniforms, military boots, walkie talkies, radio sets, and tear gas shells, as well as three unregistered vehicles painted in camouflage. The recovery of fake military uniforms suggests that civilians were posing as security personnel during ethnic clashes in the state. At least 178 people have died and 50,000 have been displaced in the clashes since May 3.
Updated on Oct 23, 2023 05:34 AM IST
As Sikkim rescue op winds down, the search continues for local hero
Two weeks after flash floods in northern Sikkim, most rescue teams have called off their searches, except for a team of 31 rescuers who are still looking for one man, Dr Pema Norden Lachungpa. Lachungpa, a local hero, helped save over a hundred people when tragedy struck Chungthang district. He is missing after entering the dam to rescue trapped workers. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has stayed back to search for him.
Updated on Oct 18, 2023 06:00 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Man held with arms in Manipur relative of sitting MLA, says officer
The suspected militant, 45, was in touch with a Myanmar-based terror group since June, the officers said.
Updated on Oct 16, 2023 04:51 AM IST
Chhattisgarh govt eyes more voter participation in areas now freed of Maoists
Voting for the 90-member assembly is scheduled to be held in two phases, on November 7 and 17. The results will be announced on December 3.
Updated on Oct 15, 2023 05:01 AM IST
Three injured as armed men open fire in strife-torn Manipur: Officials
Manipur police did not confirm the status of the three men who were admitted at the two hospitals with bullet injuries.
Updated on Oct 13, 2023 02:29 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
4 shocking cases in strife-torn Manipur, 1 common thread: Long wait for justice
Three of the four cases are part of the 27 first information reports (FIRs) being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation
Updated on Oct 07, 2023 04:53 AM IST
Sikkim floods: NDRF faces great unknown in bid to save 14 trapped in tunnels
The Sikkim government on Wednesday acted on information from local authorities and informed the Centre, which ordered that an NDRF team be sent to the tunnels
Updated on Oct 06, 2023 04:59 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Scores feared dead in flash floods in Sikkim
Sikkim declared the floods a disaster and authorities warned that the toll is expected to mount dramatically, with the possibility of missing people being found alive remote
Updated on Oct 05, 2023 06:40 AM IST
What is a unified command and why does Manipur need it?
Since ethnic violence broke out in May, multiple agencies were tasked to restore normalcy in a tinder-box situation. A nodal coordination group is vital
Updated on Oct 04, 2023 08:47 PM IST
Five months on, peace eludes ethnic violence-hit Manipur
Families affected by the violence are still waiting for justice and closure, with some still not knowing the fate of their loved ones.
Updated on Oct 04, 2023 12:40 AM IST
Fault lines grow deeper as ethnic violence continues to roil Manipur
A high court order asking the state government to consider the Scheduled Tribe status for the dominant Meitei community opened old fault lines
Published on Oct 03, 2023 01:39 PM IST
Law commission backs phased e-FIR roll-out
The Law Commission has recommended allowing the filing of online first information reports (FIRs) for cognisable offences in all cases where the accused is unknown and all cognisable offences with a jail term of up to three years where the accused is known. This move, which aims to overcome difficulties in filing FIRs and improve police to public ratio, has been partially implemented in certain states but the commission has recommended expanding the facility. However, experts have raised concerns over practicality and potential misuse of the system.
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 07:28 AM IST
MHA directs Manipur govt to complete biometric exercise of illegal immigrants
The development is significant in the backdrop of investigating agencies probing the role of illegal migrants in ethnic clashes that have roiled the state since May 3
Published on Sep 28, 2023 06:06 PM IST
Centre transfers Srinagar SSP Rakesh Balwal to Manipur
According to an order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Balwal has been prematurely transferred from the AGMUT cadre to his parent state
Published on Sep 28, 2023 01:21 PM IST
Meitei couple ignored advice to return to safer area before their murder: Police
According to photographs that emerged on Monday after the state reinstated mobile internet, the couple seemed to have been murdered as the civil war-like situation continued to roil Manipur
Updated on Sep 27, 2023 10:51 AM IST
CBI in Manipur: Key to murder probe is mystery man who used male victim’s mobile
The CBI team will have to trace a man, identified in police records as Lhingneichong, resident of Ingoruk in Lamdan area
Published on Sep 27, 2023 10:38 AM IST
Two Meiteis hacked in fresh Manipur horror; CBI team rushed to Imphal
The incident is the latest in a five-month-long civil war-like situation that has resulted in at least 175 deaths and the displacement of 50,000 people.
Updated on Sep 27, 2023 05:09 AM IST
BSF, CRPF deployment increased in strife-hit Manipur
Around 400 additional personnel of the two central forces have been airlifted to Manipur in the past three days, officials said.
Updated on Sep 25, 2023 04:52 AM IST
UAPA slapped against five in Manipur; bandh in Imphal
The Manipur police have invoked stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act & Official Secrets Act against the five men whose arrest on Saturday.
Updated on Sep 20, 2023 12:40 AM IST
1st batch of CRPF’s CoBRA commandos deployed in J&K's Kupwara
This is the first time that CoBRA have been moved out of central and eastern India and sent to J&K
Updated on Sep 18, 2023 05:02 AM IST
Off-duty soldier abducted from his home, killed in strife-torn Manipur
An off-duty Indian Army soldier was kidnapped by militants from his home in Manipur on Saturday morning and his body was found the following morning with a gunshot wound to his head
Updated on Sep 18, 2023 04:39 PM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
3 agencies including ED, SPG on lookout for new chiefs
There are only two days to go before the term of Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief Sanjay Mishra ends
Updated on Sep 14, 2023 01:34 AM IST
Manipur cop killed in fresh flare-up
Unidentified militants shot dead a Manipur Police sub-inspector and injured two other civilians in Churachandpur district on Wednesday afternoon, officials said, bringing the toll in the strife-torn state to 169
Updated on Sep 14, 2023 12:11 AM IST
3 killed as violence rocks strife-torn Manipur again
The incident took place around 8.30am between the villages of Ireng and Karam Vaiphei in Kanggui area of the district
Published on Sep 13, 2023 12:18 AM IST
Fresh violence in strife-torn Manipur, 3 shot dead
Central agencies warned Manipur police in July to be alert about miscreants who had sourced police and security forces uniforms to masquerade as security personnel and fuel violence
Published on Sep 12, 2023 12:31 PM IST
During G20, CBRN teams deployed at venues, hotels in Delhi
Eleven CBRN defence teams of the NDRF were deployed at the G20 Summit venue in Delhi, along with four hazmat vehicles, to deal with emergencies and threats.
Updated on Sep 12, 2023 12:09 AM IST
Two ex-cops eye tickets for same seat in upcoming Raj elections
Mahesh Bhardwaj and ML Sharma, two former police officers have been seeking tickets from the same constituency, from the same party.
Published on Sep 09, 2023 12:57 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Two killed in Manipur after mob clashes with forces
The violence began around 6am, when armed men fired at security forces in Pallel when personnel were on their way to a village after reports of firing at the villagers from a hill top, came to the fore
Published on Sep 09, 2023 12:46 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi