IFS Officer Battling Depression Jumps Off Building In Delhi’s Chanakyapuri, Dies; MEA Responds
Last Updated:March 07, 2025, 14:30 IST The man, identified as Jitendra Rawat, jumped from his government-allotted house in a colony for MEA officers. Police said the man was undergoing treatment for depression. The IFS officer was battling depression before deciding to take the extreme step, said police. (Representative Image) An Indian Foreign Services (IFS) officer battling depression decided to end his life by jumping from the fourth floor of a building in the Chanakyapuri area on Friday, according to a police officer. Police sources told news agency PTI that the officer was being treated for depression and was staying with his mother on the first floor of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Society. No foul play was suspected in his death. #WATCH | Delhi: An IFS (Indian Foreign Service) Officer died allegedly by suicide by jumping off his residential building in MEA residential complex located in Chanakyapuri area. Details awaited. pic.twitter.com/Jad6Msh5RL— ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2025 “The deceased has been identified as Jitendra Rawat, aged 35 to 40 years. We have launched an investigation …