Training to be part of the Maharashtra Police, one of the largest police forces in the country, is no cakewalk.As many as 100 trainees in their 20s found this out the hard way, when they were posted for Lok Sabha election duty in Naxal-infested Gadchiroli, which was quickly followed by being part of the relief-and-rescue operations post the Malin landslide.

The trainees, who will get their postings soon, were part of two teams involved in the rescue operations for four days each. Their trainer, riding the bike, was present throughout the operations