India, Aug. 9 -- A public health manager at an urban primary health centre in Odisha's Cuttack district was arrested following allegations of sexually harassing a woman doctor and a pharmacist over the past few months, police said.

Two women working at the Bamphakuda Urban Primary Health Centre lodged a complaint against public health manager Nishitha Ranjan Sahoo at Sadar police station.

"Sahoo had subjected them to months of harassment and often passed lewd remarks. He allegedly threatened to use his influence with senior health officials to have them transferred if they resisted," inspector-in-charge of Cuttack Sadar police station Om Prakash Mohanty said.

"As soon as we received the complaint, we started an investigation and, based...