A 23-year-old taxi driver was arrested on Friday for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl. According to the police, the man knew the girl from her hometown in Uttar Pradesh and had followed her to the city, The Times of India reported.

The man, identified as Bannu Yadav would visit the girl, a college student when she was in her hometown. The girl moved into the city last week with her sister and was staying in Goregaon (East). Yadav followed her to the city and was staying with his cousin and was tracking her whereabouts. He also tried to meet her on several occasions.