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Tripura Director General of Police Anurag Dhankar, a 1994-batch IPS officer of the Tripura cadre who led the CBI investigation into the Nirav Modi-Punjab National Bank fraud and later headed the Special Investigation Team that re-examined cases related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, died on Monday after he was found at the Police Headquarters in Agartala. He was 54.
Preliminary information suggests it may be a case of suicide, although the circumstances surrounding his death are yet to be officially confirmed. Police have launched an investigation, while the exact cause of death will be established after a post-mortem examination. Dhankar took over as Tripura’s Director General of Police in May 2025 after serving as Director General, Intelligence. Over a career spanning more than three decades, he served in key assignments in Tripura as well as on central deputation, where he handled several high-profile investigations.