Police in India have arrested an Uber cab driver suspected of raping a 25-year-old female passenger.
He was detained in his home town in the state of Uttar Pradesh and will appear before a court in New Delhi on Monday.
"The prime accused in the case has been arrested," Madhur Verma, deputy commissioner of Delhi police, told Reuters.
The alleged victim, a finance company executive, told police she dozed off in the taxi as she was returning home from dinner with friends.
She woke to find the cab parked in a secluded place where she was assaulted and raped, before she was dumped near her home in northern New Delhi.
The woman, who took a photo of the vehicle's number plate, said the driver threatened to kill her if she reported the attack.
The attack is a blow to Uber's reputation in India, where women are extremely safety-conscious after a string of rapes that sparked global outrage.
Among them was the fatal gang-rape of a student on a moving bus in Delhi in December 2012.
US-based Uber said earlier it was working with police to solve the latest "terrible crime", and the driver's licence had been suspended.
"Our thoughts are with the victim of this terrible crime and we are working with the police as they investigate," spokeswoman Evelyn Tay said in a statement.
"Safety is Uber's highest priority and in India we work with licensed driver-partners to provide a safe transportation option."
However, Mr Verma said the company had been guilty of "a lot of negligence in terms of security".
"There is no GPS (global positioning system) installed in the vehicle and there was no background check or driver verification done with the police," he said.
Uber has been gaining popularity in India, especially among young, urban workers who use its smartphone app to hire and pay for rides.
But the firm, founded in 2009 and now present in more than 200 cities throughout the world, has faced privacy concerns.
Uber was caught in a storm in the US last month over claims passengers were being spied on using an internal "God view" tool.
Its rapid expansion has also caused tensions with traditional taxi drivers, especially in Europe.
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