Woman employee alleges sexual harassment against senior official at Odisha AYUSH Directorate

Police have registered a sexual harassment case against a senior officer at the AYUSH Directorate in Bhubaneswar on the basis of a complaint filed by his female colleague. In her complaint, the woman alleged that the officer was frequently sending her obscene videos and mentally harassing her. She also said the directorate does not have a women's cell to address workplace harassment.

Bhubaneswar: A woman employee at the AYUSH Directorate in Odisha's Bhubaneswar on Monday accused a senior officer of sexual harassment, police said.

Police registered a case against the senior officer at the women's police station based on a complaint that the woman had launched, Commissioner of Police S Sarangi said.

"Appropriate legal action will be taken after verification of the complaint," he said.

The woman, a contractual employee, said she has also submitted evidence to justify her allegation.

The woman alleged that the officer was frequently sending her obscene videos and mentally harassing her.

In her complaint, she alleged that the officer was putting pressure on her to have a relationship with him.

"He stopped sending obscene messages and videos after I lodged the complaint. Recently, he again started harassing me," the woman said.

She said she filed a police complaint as the directorate does not have a women's cell to address workplace harassment.

Inputs from PTI