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NEW DELHI — Indian police on Sunday arrested a driver from the international taxi-booking service Uber for allegedly raping a young woman in the capital.

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Shiv Kumar Yadav, 32, was arrested in his hometown of Mathura, about 160 kilometres south of New Delhi, where the rape allegedly took place Friday, police officer Jag Niwas said.

The woman, who works at a finance company, was returning from a dinner engagement Friday night and used the mobile app Uber to hire a cab to drive her home, said another New Delhi police officer, Alma Ming.

The Press Trust of India reported that the 26-year-old woman fell asleep during the ride. When she woke up, she found the car parked in a secluded place, and the driver then threatened her and raped her, PTI said.

Police have filed a case against Yadav accusing him of raping the woman, Niwas said. He was being brought to New Delhi and was due to appear in court there on Monday.