Nagpur, Jun 17 (PTI) The Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday arrested the principal of a school in Nagpur and another person while accepting Rs 9,000 over the admission of a girl student, an official said.

Rekha Harshawardhan Mohite (62) is the principal of Mahatma Gandhi English School at Jaripatka which is run by Sindhu Education Society. The society also runs a fully aided school on the same premises, said the official.

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The parents of the girl student were trying to get their daughter's admission in Class 5 at the fully aided school, he said. Mohite allegedly told them that she could use her influence and get the work done if they paid her Rs 9,000.

After receiving a complaint from the parents, the ACB laid a trap and arrested Mohite on Saturday as she accepted the money, the official said. It also arrested one Diana Alexander Abraham (36) in connection with the bribery case.

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A case has been registered against the two under the Prevention of Corruption Act at Jaripatka police station, the official added.

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