Latur: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested the principal of a government-run ashram school for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 7,000 to admit a student, officials said on Wednesday.

The complainant, a 24-year-old man who had dropped out in Class IX earlier, approached Shankar Madhyamik Ashram School in Bortal Pati, Deglur Road, Udgir tehsil to resume his studies in Class X, the ACB said.

In-charge principal Triveni Baburao Shere (41) allegedly demanded Rs 10,000 for the admission, it said. The complainant lodged a complaint with the ACB on August 11.

A verification was conducted in the presence of panch witnesses, during which the accused repeated her demand. On August 12, ACB officials laid a trap and caught Shere accepting Rs 7,000 from the complainant, the agency said.

A case has been registered against her under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Udgir Rural Police Station.