Tripura DGP Anurag Dhankar Dies by Suicide in Office
Chief Minister Manik Saha and senior officials visited the hospital as police began a probe and awaited the post-mortem report.
- On Monday, Tripura DGP Anurag Dhankar was found dead at his office in the Police Headquarters in Agartala, with Authorities treating the incident as a suspected case of suicide.
- Dhankar, a 1994-batch IPS officer, assumed the role of Tripura Director General in May 2025 and was responsible for overseeing law and order across the Tripura Police.
- Officials rushed Dhankar to Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, where Doctors declared him brought dead; Chief Minister Manik Saha and Chief Secretary Sinha visited the facility afterward.
- Senior police officials secured the Police Headquarters and initiated an investigation into the sequence of events, while Authorities await Post-mortem examination results to establish the exact cause.
- Police have refrained from commenting on the possible cause of death, noting that further details will emerge Soon as the investigation progresses and preliminary findings become available.
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