A cab driver accused of raping a 25-year-old female worker in New Delhi Friday night was arrested Sunday in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh's Mathura town, police said.

Shiv Kumar Yadav, the 32-year-old driver and a native of Mathura who was living in rented premises in New Delhi, has been arrested, Delhi Police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said.

As the massive search operation was on in Mathura and other parts of Uttar Pradesh to nab the accused, Delhi Police had earlier in the day announced a cash reward of one hundred thousands Indian Rupees for his arrest.

The incident took place at around 9:30 p.m. on Friday when the woman, who works for a finance company in Gurgaon district, was returning home in north Delhi's Inderlok area.

On the way, the woman dozed off on the back seat of the car only to wake up and find that they had stopped at a secluded spot. She found that the car doors were locked and, when she tried to raise an alarm, the driver thrashed her and then committed rape, the police said.

The accused then dropped her off near her home in Inderlok after threatening to kill her if she spoke of the matter to anybody.