AGARTALA, Jul 20: Tripura DGP Anurag Dhankar died by suicide at his office in the police headquarters on today.
Tripura Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Dhankar, a 1994-batch IPS officer, was found dead at the police headquarters in Agartala on Monday, with the police suspecting it to be a case of suicide.
According to preliminary information, Dhankar is believed to have shot himself with his own service pistol. He was immediately rushed to Govind Ballabh Pant (GB) Hospital in Agartala, where doctors declared him dead.
The 1994-batch IPS officer was rushed to the G B Pant Hospital, where Doctors declared him brought dead.
Senior police officials have reached the PHQ, and the area has been secured as an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death has been initiated.
The exact cause of death will be determined after a post-mortem examination.
More reports awaited.
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