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  "id": 6314232,
  "title": "Who Was Rakesh Mehta? Sheila Dikshit's Top Official During Commonwealth Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/who-was-rakesh-mehta-sheila-dikshits-top-official-during-commonwealth",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T17:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV - India News",
    "slug": "ndtv-india-news",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/who-was-delhi-chief-secretary-rakesh-mehta-sheila-dikshits-top-official-during-commonwealth-games-12020075"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Noida police recovered an alleged suicide note in which Mehta, a 1975-batch former IAS officer, cited his \"mental and health issues\" as reasons behind the step. His body was found at his Sector 82 residence in Noida on the same day, police said.",
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        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Who Was Rakesh Mehta? Sheila Dikshit's Top Official During Commonwealth Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/who-was-rakesh-mehta-sheila-dikshits-top-official-during-commonwealth-6319979",
        "published": "2026-09-08T17:50:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}