Hyderabad, July 8 -- A principal of a government-run PG college in Kollapur town of Nagarkurnool district has been booked for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a student, who bit the accused to escape.

The accused, identified as Dr Marke Poloneyes, principal of the Post Graduate Centre in Kollapur affiliated to Palamuru University, allegedly called the student to his room on the night of July 7 and attempted to force him to undress. The student, a resident of Jagtial district who completed his MBA from the college in 2025, had visited the college two days earlier to collect his transfer certificate for higher studies.

The student alleged that the principal harassed him mentally and physically and demanded sexual acts. When the pr...