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
At check point in Manipur, ‘biased' Assam Rifles men replaced with police, CRPF
Over the last few days, the women groups have accused Assam Rifles of being 'biased' in discharging their duty.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:49 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Parl panel flags vacancies in central forces
A parliamentary committee has recommended that paramilitary forces should immediately send details of vacancies to hiring organisations
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:50 AM IST
Manipur: Additional forces deployed after fresh violence
Manipur on Friday and Saturday reported fresh cases of firing between different armed groups and between security forces and the armed miscreants. One Kuki independent army militant was also arrested on Saturday evening after an encounter with the army, police said
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 01:02 PM IST
Manipur violence: Five more, including father-son, killed as clashes continue
The deaths come in a tumultuous week for a state that has been gripped by ethnic violence since May 3, with over 160 people confirmed dead
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 05:23 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Manipur: In fresh violence, 3 shot dead in their homes in Bishnupur
On Thursday, security forces had to fire tear gas shells and bullets in the air in Bishnupur after women groups tried to cross over the buffer zone
Updated on Aug 05, 2023 12:44 PM IST
Kuki groups postpone mass burial in Manipur after govt appeal, HC order
Ethnic clashes in Manipur since May 3 have left at least 150 dead, over 300 injured and displaced more than 50,000 people
Updated on Aug 04, 2023 04:02 AM IST
Tribal body plans mass burial today, Manipur on high alert
The group said it would bury the “Kuki-Zo martyrs” at the S Boljang village near the Churachandpur-Bishnupur border around 11am
Updated on Aug 03, 2023 12:14 AM IST
NCB busts darknet LSD cartel in NCR; three held
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested three people and seized over 13,000 blots of LSD.
Updated on Aug 02, 2023 02:15 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Over 13,800 LSD blots seized in big drug bust in NCR, three nabbed: NCB
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is a difficult drug for police and enforcement agencies to detect because it comes in the size of a common postal stamp and can be easily concealed
Updated on Aug 01, 2023 03:44 PM IST
Manipur cops crack down on fake news
The Manipur police on Saturday booked the spokesperson and leaders of the ITLF for allegedly circulating a fake news
Updated on Jul 31, 2023 03:44 AM IST
Kerala drug bust: Pak cartel sending drugs into India via seas, says NCB
The Indian Narcotics Control Bureau has prepared a draft charge sheet detailing how a Pakistani drug cartel is smuggling drugs into India via the seas.
Updated on Jul 31, 2023 04:57 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Fresh clashes erupt in Manipur, four injured
A police officer, requesting anonymity, said the four injured men have been rushed to the Raj Medicity hospital in Imphal
Updated on Jul 28, 2023 03:42 AM IST
CRPF plans memorial for Pulwama fallen heroes
A martyr’s memorial is being planned on a hilltop in Pulwama to honour the 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel killed in the 2019 attack
Updated on Jul 24, 2023 12:27 AM IST
After Manipur incident, cops visited the village, termed situation as ‘calm’
Manipur Police left a village two hours after a mob raped a woman and murdered her father and brother, as they “did not see any loss of human life”.
Updated on Jul 23, 2023 04:52 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Manipur police arrest fifth accused in Kuki women sexual assault case
Police began a probe and made the first arrest after more than two months on Thursday, a day after a horrific 30-second video of the sexual assault surfaced on social media and went viral
Updated on Jul 22, 2023 02:26 PM IST
Manipur video: Police approach women victims of mob assault as anger grows
Manipur Police have established contact with two victims who were stripped and paraded naked by a mob two months ago, officials with knowledge of developments said on Friday.
Updated on Jul 22, 2023 12:15 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Two other women raped, killed in Manipur's Imphal on May 4; no arrest
Two women belonging to the Kuki community were allegedly raped and killed by a mob in Imphal, Manipur, just an hour after another similar incident.
Updated on Jul 22, 2023 09:26 AM IST
‘Houses set afire, brother murdered,’ says FIR in Manipur shocker
Manipur video: Police said they arrested one of the accused earlier in the day and three more later.
Updated on Jul 21, 2023 12:53 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
In Manipur shocker, a litany of lapses by govt and police
The outrage was immediate. The Opposition reacted strongly. Union minister Smriti Irani called CM Biren Singh. On Thursday, the police made the first 4 arrests
Updated on Jul 21, 2023 12:33 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Four arrested amid outcry over barbaric act in Manipur
These were the first arrests in the case after 77 days of the incident, and a month after the FIR was sent to the appropriate police station.
Updated on Jul 21, 2023 04:51 AM IST
Clip of Manipur horror fans tension, woman paraded naked
Three women of a family were allegedly assaulted, one of them gang raped, and her brother and father killed by a mob of 800-1000 men on May 4, officials said
Updated on Jul 20, 2023 12:33 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Manipur violence: Police confirm Kuki women paraded naked, gangraped by mob
While no senior police officer commented on the viral video, mid-level police officials confirmed the incident and said that the incident is of May 4.
Updated on Jul 20, 2023 04:53 AM IST
Security forces blame local Manipur media
The forces in their letter on July 13 cited 4-5 different instances in which local media published incorrect versions of incidents, adding to the tension between communities, officials said
Updated on Jul 18, 2023 12:37 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
2 months later, no one able to douse raging Manipur fire
The clashes between the Meitei community and the tribal Kuki, have left 122 dead, over 310 injured, and over 50,000 displaced from their homes.
Updated on Jul 05, 2023 05:02 AM IST
‘Stray bullet’ kills police officer in Manipur’s Harothel
Officials said that firing in and around Harothel village continued till 8pm on Thursday even as the security forces conducted area domination exercises
Updated on Jun 30, 2023 10:28 AM IST
Clashes erupt in Manipur again, 2 feared shot dead
The victims allegedly died in a shootout with the villagers; one of the attackers was injured but was taken along by the rest.
Updated on Jun 30, 2023 12:20 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Manipur violence: Destruction of forest records during arson under police scanner
On May 3 (the day violence started in Manipur), mob vandalised at least nine forest offices through the day, targeting government records inside the offices, officials said.
Updated on Jun 29, 2023 12:53 AM IST
Manipur CM chairs meetings, seeks help of women groups
Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh and security advisor Kuldiep Singh on Tuesday held two separate meetings with representatives of Meira Paibi (women’s group) and the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity.
Updated on Jun 28, 2023 06:50 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Manipur women ‘interfering’ with operations: Army
The army also released a 2 minute 12 second-long video that put together purported visuals from a number of operations
Updated on Jun 27, 2023 08:12 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Manipur: Questions raised over role of local MLA in release of 12 militants
State lawmaker said he was present at the spot, but added that he had not asked security forces to release the men
Updated on Jun 27, 2023 08:04 AM IST
