CPI(M) MLAs met Tripura Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu, demanding a Tripura High Court judge-monitored inquiry into DGP Anurag Dhankar’s unnatural death. The opposition called for an independent, transparent investigation, preservation of evidence, and constitutional intervention to ensure public confidence and accountability.
A delegation of nine CPI(M) legislators on Monday met Tripura Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu and submitted a memorandum seeking his intervention to ensure that the inquiry into the unnatural death of Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Dhankar is conducted under the direct supervision of a sitting judge of the Tripura High Court.
The delegation, led by Leader of Opposition Jitendra Chaudhury, urged the Governor to take appropriate constitutional steps to facilitate an independent, transparent and credible investigation into the death of the state’s top police officer. The CPI(M) legislators maintained that the circumstances surrounding the incident had raised widespread public concern and required an inquiry that would command public confidence.
According to the memorandum submitted to the Governor, the death of the Director General of Police while on official duty and within the premises of the Tripura Police Headquarters is an unprecedented incident that has generated serious questions regarding the circumstances in which it occurred.
The opposition legislators referred to reports describing the incident as a case of suicide but stated that several unanswered questions continued to emerge regarding the sequence of events leading to the DGP’s death. They clarified that they were not drawing any conclusions about the cause of death but stressed that the very existence of doubts made it essential to conduct an inquiry that is demonstrably independent, transparent and beyond reproach.
“The truth must be established through a process that inspires public confidence and leaves no room for speculation,” the memorandum emphasised, while requesting the Governor’s intervention in the matter.
The CPI(M) legislators further stated that the office of the Director General of Police occupies a unique and significant position in the constitutional and administrative framework of the state. They argued that the unnatural death of such a senior police officer inside the Police Headquarters during office hours directly affects public trust in governance, law enforcement and the rule of law.
The delegation proposed that the inquiry be entrusted to a sitting judge of the Tripura High Court. It also recommended that the terms of reference for the investigation should be comprehensive enough to examine the sequence of events preceding the incident, the circumstances at the place of occurrence, and any official or personal factors that may have contributed to the death.
In addition to seeking judicial supervision, the memorandum called for the immediate preservation of all relevant evidence to ensure the integrity of the investigation. The legislators requested that electronic records, forensic material, CCTV footage, official communications, witness statements and all other related documents be secured without delay so that an independent and expeditious inquiry could be carried out.
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The CPI(M) delegation maintained that preserving all available evidence would be crucial in ensuring that the investigation remains fair, transparent and free from any allegations of interference or procedural lapses.
The delegation that met the Governor included Leader of Opposition Jitendra Chaudhury, Deputy Leader of Opposition Shyamal Chakraborty, party whip Nirmal Biswas, Md Islam Uddin, Dipankar Sen, Ashoke Mitra, Ramu Das, Shailendra Chandra Nath and Sudip Sarker.
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The memorandum concluded by urging the Governor to exercise his constitutional authority to ensure that the inquiry into the unnatural death of DGP Anurag Dhankar is conducted in a manner that upholds the principles of justice, accountability and transparency, while reinforcing public confidence in the state’s institutions.
