{
  "id": 6398990,
  "title": "Who was Rakesh Mehta? Chief secretary under Sheila Dikshit dies by suicide. He lived alone in final days",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/who-was-rakesh-mehta-chief-secretary-under-sheila-dikshit-dies-by",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T06:34:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-was-rakesh-mehta-ex-chief-secretary-under-sheila-dikshit-dies-by-suicide-he-lived-alone-in-final-days-101788928739408.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A 1975-batch IAS officer, he held several senior positions in the Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}