Delhi's rapist cab driver arrested

A 32-year-old cab driver accused of raping a 25-year-old working woman here Friday night was arrested in Uttar Pradesh Sunday, police said.

Shiv Kumar Yadav was taken into custody from a hideout in Mathura, about 135 km south of the capital, Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat told IANS.

Yadav was caught in a joint operation by Delhi and Uttar Pradesh Police. "He is being brought to Delhi," Bhagat said.

The driver, employed with a radio cab company, is accused of raping the woman who was returning home in Delhi from Gurgaon where she is employed.