Kanpur, Jan. 6 -- In Bundelkhand, , a region notorious for dacoits in the past and where rigid social norms still prevail, a 45-year-old woman, Anita Chaudhary, mustered the strength to choose the driver's seat and break the glass ceiling.

A mother, a breadwinner and Jhansi's first woman auto-rickshaw driver, she became a quiet symbol of resilience in a city that celebrates the courage of Rani Lakshmibai.

Early Monday, Anita's struggle for a better future came to a violent halt as she was murdered, according to the police Her blood-soaked body was found on the Station-Civil Lines Road in Jhansi around 2.30 am near a school under the Navabad police station limits. Locals alerted the police, who found her auto-rickshaw lying on its side a...