 Lama had, in his function as a police official, issued an arrest warrant in the 1980s for Mayalu, who was then considered as a terrorist by the Nepalese government.Dil Bahadur Lama had joined the Nepal Police on Fagun 28, 2007 BS as the Warrant Officer 1 at the then Sadar Nepal Armed Constabulary and upgraded to the IGP post on Asar 1, 2039 BS.The Nepal Police hospital, school and community police service was established during his tenure.