AGARTALA: Tripura Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Dhankar, IPS, has allegedly died by suicide, with his body transported to Agartala’s GB Hospital earlier on Monday.
The sudden and tragic demise of the state’s top police official has sent shockwaves through Tripura’s administrative and law enforcement circles.
Following the tragic incident, senior government officials and police personnel immediately rushed to the hospital to oversee the situation.
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While the immediate cause of the tragedy remains unclear, a high-level investigation is expected to be initiated shortly to determine the circumstances leading to the senior IPS officer’s death.
Further details are awaited as this is a developing story.
Anurag Dhankar, a 1994-batch IPS officer of the Tripura cadre, assumed charge as the Director General of Police (Head of Police Force) of Tripura in May 2025 following his appointment by the state government.


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