Tripura DGP Anurag Dhankar found dead in police office

Tripura's Director General of Police, Anurag Dhankar, was found dead in his office at the state police headquarters in Agartala on Monday, July 20, 2026. The senior police officer was declared dead at a local hospital after extensive resuscitation efforts failed. Preliminary reports from officials suggest his death may have been a suicide.

Dhankar, 60, was discovered in the bathroom attached to his chamber. He was rushed to Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, where medical personnel attempted to revive him for approximately 48 minutes. Dr. Pradip Bhowmik, head of the Department of Medicine at the hospital, stated that Dhankar arrived with no vital signs and was declared dead at 12:48 p.m. The exact cause of death will be determined following a postmortem examination, which has been ordered.

Authorities have launched an official investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death. While initial information indicates a possible self-inflicted gunshot wound from his service pistol, police have not issued an official statement confirming the cause. The state government has also not officially announced the circumstances of his death.

Dhankar was a 1994-batch Indian Police Service...