The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested the principal of a school in Nagpur and another person while accepting a bribe of Rs 9,000 for the admission of a girl student.
Rekha Harshawardhan Mohite (62) is the principal of Mahatma Gandhi English School at Jaripatka which is run by Sindhu Education Society. The same society also runs a fully aided school on the same premises.
The parents of the girl student were trying to get their daughter’s admission in Class 5 at the fully aided school, 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 as she accepted the money, It also arrested Diana Alexander Abraham (36) in connection with the bribery case.
A case has been registered against the two under the Prevention of Corruption Act at Jaripatka police station.