India, March 22 -- LUCKNOW An overwhelming number of nearly 70,000 e-rickshaws/e-autorickshaws swamp the streets of Lucknow, with no defined routes or database of drivers due to lack of any association/umbrella body, prompting anarchy and lawlessness.

The issue comes into focus after a 32-year-old woman, who boarded an auto from the Alambagh bus terminal for her brother's house in Chinhat after arriving from Varanasi, was allegedly abducted, sexually assaulted and murdered by the driver. The driver allegedly took her on a detour 35 km away from her destination, crossing five police station limits. Worse still, the auto-rickshaw was sans a number plate, making it difficult for the police to track the accused.

The police also scanned 1,00...