Tripura Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the bathroom attached to his chamber at the state Police Headquarters on Monday, officials said. The senior IPS officer was rushed to the Agartala Government Medical College and Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. According to Dr Pradip Bhowmik, Head of the Department of Medicine at the Agartala Government Medical College and Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, Anurag was brought to the hospital without any signs of life and was declared dead after doctors examined his vital parameters.
An autopsy is currently underway to ascertain the cause of death, with the exact cause to be confirmed after the post-mortem report is received. Anurag, a 1994-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Tripura cadre, took charge as the state’s Director General of Police on May 17 last year. Prior to assuming the role, he served as the Director General of Police (Intelligence), Tripura.
Anurag held multiple degrees, including a postgraduate in Food Technology, a Master’s degree in Police Management, and a postgraduate diploma in Cyber Crimes. Throughout his career, Anurag possessed extensive policing experience in Tripura, serving in various roles such as Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Longtharai Valley and Superintendent of Police of the erstwhile undivided West and South Tripura districts. He also served with the United Nations Mission in Kosovo and held positions in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D).
The Tripura government and the state Police Headquarters have yet to officially announce the circumstances or cause of Anurag’s death.
