અમદાવાદ, ૫ નવેમ્બર, ૨૦૨૬: મોટેરા, વસ્ત્રાલ અને હંસપુરામાં નવાં પોલીસ સ્ટેશનો શરૂ થતાં અમદાવાદમાં પોલીસ સ્ટેશનોની સંખ્યા ૪૯થી વધીને ૫૨ થઈ છે. નાયબ મુખ્યમંત્રી હર્ષ સંઘવીએ તેનું લોકાર્પણ કર્યું.

Ahmedabad now has 52 police stations, up from 49, after Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi inaugurated new stations at Motera, Vastral and Hanspura on 5 November 2026.

For residents of these areas, the practical change is a shorter trip to file a complaint or deal with the police, which is the main benefit Sanghavi pointed to at the event.

Why Motera matters

The government singled out the Motera station for its location near Narendra Modi Stadium. It is expected to help with security around the venue and with law and order during major events there.

What Sanghavi told police

  • Small traders: he asked police to be cooperative with pavement sellers and handcart vendors trading late into the night over Diwali. He also asked shoppers not to haggle too hard with them.
  • Complainants: criminals should fear the law, he said, but an ordinary or poor applicant should be received with respect, heard and given quick justice.
  • Recent work: he praised the Ahmedabad Crime Branch for breaking up an interstate network dealing in MD and heroin, and thanked the force for its Navratri duty.

Who attended

Those present included Minister of State for Urban Development Darshana Vaghela, Ahmedabad Mayor Hitesh Barot, state police chief G. S. Malik, Ahmedabad Police Commissioner Anupamsinh Gahlaut, MP Hasmukh Patel, and MLAs Alpesh Thakor, Payal Kukrani and Kanchan Radadiya.

The release does not give the cost of the buildings, the staff strength or the areas each station will cover, so it isn't yet clear from this announcement which neighbourhoods move to which station.

Harsh Sanghavi cuts a red ribbon at a station entrance, flanked by Darshana Vaghela, a senior police officer and another official Harsh Sanghavi speaks at a wooden lectern decorated with marigold garlands Harsh Sanghavi hands a framed certificate labelled Motera Police Station to a uniformed police officer Harsh Sanghavi seated with dignitaries beneath the inauguration programme banner dated 5 November 2026 Rows of residents and officials seated at the inauguration
Scenes from the inauguration. Photo: Gujarat Information Bureau (select a photo to open the original).

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Source

  • Gujarat Information Bureau, નાયબ મુખ્યમંત્રી: press release dated 5 November 2026, “નાયબ મુખ્યમંત્રી શ્રી હર્ષ સંઘવીના હસ્તે અમદાવાદ શહેરના ત્રણ નવનિર્મિત પોલીસ સ્ટેશનોનું લોકાર્પણ: મોટેરા, વસ્ત્રાલ અને હંસપુરા ખાતે નવીન પોલીસ સ્ટેશનો કાર્યરત” (release ID 55984). Available on GIB's Department Releases page.
  • Photos: Gujarat Information Bureau.