India's first woman Uber driver found dead in Bengaluru, no suicide letter found

She grabbed headlines two years ago when she joined Uber as a cab driver in Bengaluru. She was the first woman Uber driver in India. In a tragic end to an inspiring tale, Bharathi Veerath was on Monday found hanging in her home, where she lived alone. 

Though no suicide letter was found, her death is still being believed to be a case of suicide. Veerath’s taxi, a Ford Fiesta was found abandoned near her house.

"Bharathi was a positive person and one of our top women driver partners. She was an inspiration to many driver partners and riders," said Uber in a statement.

According to local media, Veerath, 39, moved to Bengaluru from Andhra Pradesh ten years ago and she lived alone."It appears to be a case of suicide, as the victim's (V. Bharathi) body was found hanging by a cloth-like rope from the ceiling of a room by her landlord on Monday night," police officer Prakash said.

"The landlord went to the third floor of his house where Bharathi was staying in the rented portion to check her whereabouts as he did not see her again since Sunday night and found her body hanging through the room's window and alerted us," he disclosed.