The Trap: Inside the blackmail scam destroying lives across India / BBC World Service
Instant loan apps promise easy money. Millions of people have taken the cash, but many have found themselves trapped in a nightmare of blackmail, extortion, and abuse. This BBC documentary investigation reveals that, in the last three years, more than 60 people in India have taken their own lives after being threatened or humiliated by loan apps. But how does the scam work? And who is profiting from this abuse? #BBCEye goes undercover to take you inside the loan app scam – and to expose the people making money from misery, fear and shame.
Filmed a segment in Telangana for this Emmy-nominated documentary.
Still Air / Covid-19 Visual Project
A short film on life under lockdown in Hyderabad, India, commissioned by Covid-19 Visual Project, an ongoing permanent archive on the coronavirus pandemic produced by Cortona On The Move photo festival, Italy.
Rohingya Child Champions / United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Noor Fatima, a Class 10 student, is a member of the Rohingya refugee community in Hyderabad, India. As a UNHCR Child Champion, she emphasises the importance of education for refugee children and actively advocates for school enrollment within the community.
India sees new surge in coronavirus cases with hundreds dying every day / ABC News
The lifting of lockdowns in India has led to a new surge in cases with infections accelerating at the fastest rate since the start of the pandemic. The third worst-hit country has just set another daily record with more than 45,000 new cases. And heartbreaking stories are emerging from the hundreds dying every day, including one young patient who filmed his final moments.
Filmed the footage and interviews from India.
Lactation Management Units / UNICEF
UNICEF partnered with the Government of Telangana to establish Lactation Management Units (LMUs) at a few public hospitals to universalise the availability of breast milk to all babies in addition to the efforts to promote natural breastfeeding by mothers.