Tripura DGP Anurag Dhankar found dead in police HQ; autopsy underway to ascertain cause of death

Tripura Director General of Police DGP Anurag Dhankar was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the bathroom attached to his chamber at the state Police Headquarters on Monday officials said The senior IPS officer was rushed to the Agartala Government Medical College and Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital where doctors declared him brought deadHead of the Department of Medicine at the Agartala Government Medical College and Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital Dr Pradip Bhowmik said that Anurag was brought to the hospital without any signs of life and was declared dead after doctors examined his vital parametersldquoWe have sent the body of Anurag for postmortem examination The exact cause of death can only be confirmed after the postmortem report is receivedrdquo Dr Bhowmik told the mediaThe Tripura government and the state Police Headquarters are yet to officially announce the circumstances or cause of Anurags deathAnurag a 1994batch Indian Police Service IPS officer of the Tripura cadre took charge as the states Director General of Police on May 17 last year succeeding Amitabh Ranjan a 1988batch IPS officer Before assuming charge as the DGP Anurag served as the Director General of Police Intelligence TripuraA postgraduate in Food Technology from the Central Food Technological Research Institute CFTRI Mysore Anurag also held a Masters degree in Police Management from Osmania University and a postgraduate diploma in Cyber Crimes from NALSAR University of Law HyderabadHe was also a Certified Fraud Examiner from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners ACFE USA and possessed extensive policing experience in Tripura having served in the state from 1995 to 2003 officials saidDuring his tenure in Tripura he served as SubDivisional Police Officer of Longtharai Valley and as Superintendent of Police of the erstwhile undivided West and South Tripura districtsHe also held the positions of Superintendent of Police Special Branch and Assistant Inspector General of Police HeadquartersDuring 200304 Anurag served with the United Nations Mission in Kosovo Between 2005 and 2013 he was on central deputation serving as Superintendent of Police and later Deputy Inspector General in the Central Bureau of Investigation CBIAfter returning from central deputation he served as Inspector General of Police Law and Order Tripura from 2013 to 2016 From 2016 to 2023 the IPS officer was again on central deputation serving as Inspector General Research and Correctional Administration in the Bureau of Police Research and Development BPRampampD Inspector General Personnel in the Central Industrial Security Force CISF and later as Joint Director and Additional Director in the CBIAnurag also served as Chairman of the Special Investigation Team SIT constituted by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to probe the 1984 antiSikh riotsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever