Overall law and order situation fine in Tripura as crime rate falls by 8-10 per cent: DGP

Director General of Tripura police, Anurag Dhankar on Tuesday asserted that the law and order situation in the state is good as the crime rate has fallen by 8-10 per cent this year compared to last year.

His remarks came a day after Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Asish Kumar Saha's allegation of deteriorating law and order in the state and Congress has submitted a deputation before the DGP on Monday demanding restoration law and order across the state.

In Tripura, where fatal road accidents are a common phenomenon, recorded a 30 per cent decline in 2025 (as of June) compared to the previous year.

Likewise, the law enforcement agencies have registered significant success in the fight against drugs, with around 10 per cent more seizures of contraband items this year compared to last year's figure, said DGP.

The crime rate has been reduced by 8-10 per cent in Tripura this year compared to the previous year and there has been a significant reduction in the fatalities in road accidents during the period," DGP told the reporters after holding a law and order meeting with Khowai district with police authorities on Tuesday.

There had been 126 deaths in 2024 till June, while this year it has reduced to 88 deaths showing a gradual improvement in the fatalities, he said, adding the amount of seizure of contraband items has gone up from 20.20 crore (till June) while it was at Rs. 18 crore last year."The figures show that the law and order situation appears good with law enforcement agencies trying to improve the situation further," he said.

On Monday, the TPCC president met the DGP at police headquarters and sought his intervention to improve the law and order situation following a series of attacks on party MLAs.