Jhansi, Jan. 5 -- : Anita Chaudhary (33), Jhansi's first woman auto-rickshaw driver who became a symbol of women's self-reliance, was found dead early Monday morning under suspicious circumstances. Her body was discovered lying on the Station-Civil Lines Road, while her auto-rickshaw was found overturned nearby.
Several of her valuables, including her mangalsutra, mobile phone and other jewellery, were missing, leading her family to allege murder after robbery. Anita, a resident of Talpura locality, supported her ailing husband Dwarka Prasad and her family by driving an auto-rickshaw.
She was widely known in the city for breaking gender barriers and was honoured by several officials, including former DIG Jogendra Kumar, for promoting self...