Former Delhi chief secretary Rakesh Mehta, 75, who was discovered lifeless at his Noida home on Sunday, died by suicide, police mentioned on Tuesday.
Diksha Singh, assistant commissioner of police, Central Noida, mentioned Mehta died by suicide on Sunday. A notice wherein the 1975 batch retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer attributed the intense step to extended sickness.
Mehta lived alone in a rented lodging in Kendriya Vihar 2 Society in Noida‘s Sector 82. His spouse, additionally a retired IAS officer, lives in Dehradun, their hometown, with their son and daughter.
Police mentioned it was his spouse who requested the advanced’s safety officer to verify on her husband on Sunday when she couldn’t get by means of to him on cellphone. Their final dialog was late on Saturday. Police mentioned they didn’t suspect something uncommon within the dialog.
Police mentioned they acquired a name at 1:30pm that the retired officer was discovered lifeless at residence.
“A suicide notice was retrieved from the spot, wherein he talked about that he was taking an excessive step as a result of extended sickness and that nobody is accountable,” a police officer mentioned.
Police mentioned the physique was handed over to his household after authorized procedures, and additional investigation was underway.
Mehta served in a number of key positions within the Delhi authorities and the Municipal Company of Delhi (MCD) and helped steer a few of the Capital’s main civic, transport and power-sector reforms. He took over as chief secretary in 2007, headed the administration throughout the 2010 Commonwealth Video games and retired in November 2010. His cremation was held at Lodhi Crematorium on Monday.
Colleagues and politicians who labored with Mehta remembered him as an environment friendly administrator who was receptive to new concepts and keen to push by means of reforms, from modifications in property tax evaluation and energy privatisation to making ready a plan for phasing out Blueline buses and introducing low-floor buses.
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