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Gadchiroli police set up new police station at Tumarkothi in 24 hours

The police station was set up with the support of nearly 1,000 C-60 commandos, 21 Bomb Detection and Disposal Squads (BDDS), newly recruited police personnel, around 500 Special Police Officers and private contractors.

3 min readNagpurDec 20, 2025 08:15 PM IST

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Superintendent of Police Neelotpal said the new facility would strengthen security in the region and help bring local residents into the mainstream. (Express photo)

Gadchiroli police on Friday established a new police station at Tumarkothi under the Hedri sub-division within 24 hours as part of efforts to plug security gaps in Maoist-affected areas of the district.

The police station was set up with the support of nearly 1,000 C-60 commandos, 21 Bomb Detection and Disposal Squads (BDDS), newly recruited police personnel, around 500 Special Police Officers and private contractors. Superintendent of Police Neelotpal said the new facility would strengthen security in the region and help bring local residents into the mainstream. It is the ninth police station set up since 2023 to address security vacuums in remote pockets of the district.

Gadchiroli, one of Maharashtra’s most Maoist-sensitive districts, has several remote and extremely remote villages where tribal communities remain cut off from basic development. The Tumarkothi police station, located about 7 km from Kothi police station and just 2 km from the Chhattisgarh border, is expected to improve policing and aid overall development in the area.

Over the past year, the district police have established a series of new outposts and stations, including a police assistance centre at Pengunda in December 2024, police stations at Nelgunda in January 2025 and Kawande in March 2025, and another assistance centre at Fulnar camp in Gundurwahi in November 2025. Officials said these measures have helped instil a sense of security among residents of far-flung villages, alongside civic action programmes aimed at community development.

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According to police, a force of around 1,050 personnel was deployed for the Tumarkothi construction, supported by heavy machinery including JCBs, trailers, poclains and trucks. The police station has been equipped with WiFi, porta cabins, a generator shed, an RO water plant, a mobile tower, sanitation facilities and multiple security structures such as MAC walls and sandbag morchas.

For security, the deployment includes 52 Gadchiroli police personnel along with two officers, two platoons of SRPF Group 12 (Hingoli E Company), personnel from CRPF’s 191 Battalion, and special operations teams comprising about 200 commandos.

During the inauguration programme, a public outreach event was organised in which essentials and utility items were distributed to local residents, including clothing, blankets, cooking utensils, school supplies and sports equipment. Police officials said improved security could also pave the way for road construction and the introduction of state transport bus services in the area.

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The inauguration was attended by senior officials, including Additional Director General of Police (Special Operations) Dr Chhering Dorje, Special Inspector General of Police (Anti-Naxal Operations) Sandeep Patil, DIG Gadchiroli Range Ankit Goyal, DIG (Operations) CRPF Ajay Kumar Sharma, and other senior police and CRPF officers, along with local residents.

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