"Dr Sunil Kumar, chief medical officer of BHEL's Kasturba Hospital, has been arrested under section 354 (molestation) of IPC," said sub-inspector Y F Majhi of Govindpura police station.
The complainant, who is 22 years old, had complained that the doctor called her to his cabin and touched her inappropriately. He also sent her obscene messages, she told police.
Kumar (58) was produced before a magistrate who released him on a bail of Rs 25,000.
BHEL's public relation officer Vinodanand Jha said he can not comment as the matter was sub-judice.