An Indian cab driver here has been arrested on charges that he raped and robbed a 26-year-old passenger in his taxi last year. 

Gurmeet Singh, 40, had allegedly held his victim at knifepoint and bound her wrists. He faces charges of rape, assault and robbery among others.

The woman had told the police that she fell asleep after she got into Singh's cab on her way back to her home one night in May last year. 

When she woke up Singh allegedly held her at knifepoint and raped her, The New York Post reported. Singh also stole her cellphone and some cash before letting her go in the morning. 

Police officers had posed as city taxi commission inspectors to get evidence that Singh was the cab driver they were looking for.