AGARTALA: The sudden and untimely passing of Tripura’s Director General of Police (DGP), Anurag Dhankar, inside his official office chamber at the State Police Headquarters today, has sent violent shockwaves across the political and administrative landscape of the state. Joining top state dignitaries in mourning the loss, senior opposition leader and MLA Sudip Roy Barman, along with senior Cabinet Minister Ratan Lal Nath, issued strong reactions expressing deep shock and concern over the tragic event.
”An Unprecedented Tragedy Calling for Clear Answers”: Sudip Roy Barman
Expressing profound shock over the demise of the 1994-batch senior IPS officer, Congress leader and MLA Sudip Roy Barman stated that the news of the state’s highest-ranking police official passing away under such mysterious circumstances inside the highly secured police headquarters is both alarming and deeply tragic.
”DGP Anurag Dhankar was a highly capable, decorated, and experienced officer who rendered vast service to the state and the country. His sudden death inside his own office chamber has left the entire state in complete shock. If the state’s top law enforcement official is not safe or is pushed into such extreme circumstances, it raises serious questions about the administrative atmosphere. We extend our deepest condolences to his grieving family, but the state administration must ensure a high-level, transparent, and uncompromised investigation to bring out the complete truth behind this incident,” Roy Barman asserted.
”Irreparable Administrative Loss”: Minister Ratan Lal Nath
Senior Cabinet Minister Ratan Lal Nath expressed heartfelt condolences and grief over the untimely demise of the top cop. Describing DGP Dhankar as an upright and dedicated administrative leader, Minister Nath noted that his death is an irrecoverable loss to Tripura’s security architecture and governance framework.
”We are deeply anguished and shocked by the tragic news. Anurag Dhankar served Tripura Police and central administrative bodies with immense distinction for over three decades. The government and the police administration stand firmly with his bereaved family in this hour of immense grief. The state machinery and investigating authorities are taking all necessary steps, and the formal reports will clarify the exact circumstances behind this tragic loss,” Minister Ratan Lal Nath stated.
As the state government registers an unnatural death case, political leaders across party lines continue to demand a comprehensive probe while awaiting the official post-mortem and forensic findings.
