Tripura Top Cop Found Dead In Office, Cops Suspect He Shot Himself
Tripura's Director General of Police, Anurag Dhankar, was found dead at the police headquarters in Agartala from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. An official investigation has been launched to determine the circumstances surrounding his death.
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The sudden death of a high-ranking law enforcement official is a significant event that impacts state administration and police morale.
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."He was brought at the hospital at 12 pm, At that time he had no pulse, no blood pressure, no sign of life. We tried over 40 minutes by giving CPR but could not revive and at 12:48 he was declared dead.
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