NAGPUR: Maharashtra forces on Sunday pushed deeper into Abujmarh than ever earlier than, establishing a fortified police outpost in a lightning 24-hour operation at Phulnar — an remoted village in south Gadchiroli’s Bhamragarh division close to the Chhattisgarh border — lengthy thought to be the CPI (Maoist) command backbone the place insurgents as soon as dictated life and regulation.Camp Gundurwahi stands precisely the place the Maoists ran their Jantana Sarkar — the parallel authorities that managed the “Pink Hall” of Leftwing extremism for greater than 5 a long time. The camp turns into the eighth police set up in Abujmarh since 2023, marking the deepest penetration into India’s most entrenched Maoist belt.The breakthrough aligns with Union residence minister Amit Shah’s goal of ending Maoist insurgency by March 31, 2026, by a mixture of intelligence-driven safety operations and speedy improvement in tribal belts. Shah has dominated out talks with armed teams, urging cadres to give up and be part of mainstream life below the Centre’s rehabilitation coverage.For years, Phulnar–Gundurwahi functioned as an impenetrable headquarters. PLGA fighters marched in olive inexperienced. Landmines and ambushes made even approaches kilometers away harmful. Reaching Phulnar was unattainable for seven months on account of flooding of the Parlakota river in monsoon. The remaining months had been barred by PLGA weapons. “Now, the Tricolor will fly right here,” a senior officer mentioned.The outpost was accomplished in a round the clock operation involving 1,050 personnel, together with 1,000 C-60 commandos, 21 bomb-disposal squads, new constables, 500 particular law enforcement officials, CRPF corporations and personal contractors. A convoy of 4 JCB bulldozers, seven trailers, two Poclain earthmoving machines and 25 vans carved out a completely useful base with 12 porta cabins, Wi-Fi, RO vegetation, generator backup, bathrooms, watchtowers and bunkers.Phulnar, barely 4km from Chhattisgarh and 20km from Bhamragarh, as soon as housed the dreaded Firm No. 10 of PLGA — answerable for the 2016 kidnapping and killing of a C-60 commando. Months in the past, safety forces gunned down 4 of its cadres.Villagers repeatedly resisted police entry and overtly backed Maoists till not too long ago. Sunday signaled a pointy flip. Greater than 300 tribal residents from 10 surrounding villages attended the inauguration and Jan Jagran Melawa — a “individuals’s awakening” perform. ADG (particular operations) Chhering Dorje and Gadchiroli SP Neelotpal presided over the occasion.Neelotpal mentioned work would resume on roads, bridges, cell towers at Koparshi and Phulnar, and a sub-primary well being centre, adopted by state transport buses. “Improved safety will lastly permit seamless connectivity between Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, boosting commerce and improvement,” he mentioned.Police launched a big civic outreach — distributing saris, blankets, utensils, mosquito nets, faculty kits, sports activities gear and meals objects whereas explaining authorities schemes and peace advantages.