NEW DELHI: Former Delhi chief secretary Rakesh Mehta, who served throughout chief minister Sheila Dikshit’s tenure, allegedly died by suicide at his residence in Noida, officers mentioned on Tuesday.Mehta, 74, a 1975-batch IAS officer, was discovered hanging from a ceiling fan at his Sector 82 residence on September 6, officers informed information company PTI.Noida Police recovered a purported suicide observe by which he cited his “psychological and well being points” as the explanations behind the intense step.Mehta’s physique was cremated on the Lodhi Highway crematorium on Monday.Mehta served as Delhi’s chief secretary for greater than three years, taking cost in 2007 and retiring in November 2010. The 2010 Commonwealth Video games in Delhi had been organised throughout his tenure.He was credited with overseeing the execution of a number of key transport, energy and civic infrastructure tasks within the nationwide capital.Mehta held a number of positions within the Delhi authorities throughout his profession and in addition served as commissioner of the Municipal Company of Delhi, in line with his former colleagues.(with inputs from PTI)
