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Uber India's first women driver found dead in Bengaluru

She was found hanging in her apartment by her land lord, no suicide note was found

An illustration picture shows the logo of car-sharing service app Uber on a smartphone next to the picture of an official German taxi sign in Frankfurt

An illustration picture shows the logo of car-sharing service app Uber on a smartphone next to the picture of an official German taxi sign in Frankfurt

ANI Bengaluru
Bharathi, Uber India's first female driver, was found dead in her Bengaluru residence on Tuesday.  

The 40-year-old Bharathi, who made to the front pages two years ago after joining as cab driver in Uber, was found hanging in her apartment by her land lord.

According to media reports, no suicide note was found in her house. However, the police has registered a case of unnatural death and shifted the body to a state-run hospital for autopsy to ascertain the cause of Bharathi's death.

Reportedly, Bharathi, is from Andhra Pradesh and moved to Bengaluru .

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First Published: Jun 28 2016 | 6:22 PM IST

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