Bengaluru's first woman taxi driver found dead, suicide suspected

Veerath lived alone and her death is being treated as a suicide case by the police.

Bengaluru’s first woman cab driver is no more. Bharathi Veerath created history two years ago by becoming the first woman cab driver in Bengaluru, when she joined Uber. But according to a report, the 33-year-old Veerath was found hanging in her rented home in Bengaluru on Monday.

Veerath lived alone and her death is being treated as a suicide case by the police, though no suicide note was found.

Veerath's taxi -- a Ford Fiesta that she had reportedly saved up to buy -- was found abandoned near her house.

According to the report, Veerath moved to Bengaluru from Andhra Pradesh ten years ago. She worked as a tailor and then with an NGO where she learnt how to drive. She then joined private taxi aggregator Uber cabs.

Her body was found by her landlord, who told the police that Veerath had informed him that she planned to move back to Andhra soon.

The landlord went to the third floor of his house where Bharathi was staying, to check her whereabouts after not seeing her since Sunday. Through the window, he saw her body hanging and alerted the police.

(This story originally appeared in the deccan Chronicle as may the case be)