Bengaluru’s first female cab driver, 40-year-old Bharathi Veerath, was found dead at her residence in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Bharathi, a single woman was found hanging from the ceiling of a room at her residence in Nagashettyhalli Colony in Sanjay Nagar area.
Sanjay Nagar Police Inspector told the media, “It appears to be a suicide case as the victim’s body was found hanging by her landlord on Monday night”. The police have however, not found a suicide note.
Police have registered a case of unnatural death and shifted the body for post-mortem to a nearby Government hospital. “ We will know how exactly it happened only after we receive the post-mortem report”, TR Suresh, DCP Bengaluru North told reporters.
According to the police there were no signs of forced entry or struggle. The door was not locked from inside and the neighbours found her hanging on Monday evening, they said. Bharathi was from Guntur in Andhra Pradesh and was staying alone in the house as she was single. Her cab was found parked outside the house.
Bharathi was one of the first women cab drivers in the city and joined the all-women cab service, Angel City Cabs two years ago. later she had registered with Uber, an online cab company.
Uber has expressed shock and grief in a statement. “Bharathi was a positive person and one of our top driver partners. She was an inspiration to many driver partners and riders.”