Mumbai: Gadchiroli’s Assistant Police Inspector Wasudeo Rajam Madavi - who has 58 encounters with 101 kills during daring anti-Maoist operations - has been awarded the First Bar to his Gallantry Medal, in the President’s Independence Day honours list this year. The 2026 I-Day honours list of 82 awardees from Maharashtra has 21 brave-hearts from Gadchiroli. This is the second coveted distinction in a single year for Madawi , months after he was decorated with the Gallantry Med