Chennai, June 18 -- The Tamil Nadu government suspended additional director general of Police (ADGP) HM Jayaram on Tuesday, a day after he was arrested in connection with his involvement in abduction of a 16-year-old boy in Tiruvallur district. He was, however, released soon after.

The senior IPS officer is accused of abetting a gang by providing his official car to abduct the teen on April 5 with the aim to separate a couple. The suspension order was issued by home secretary Dheeraj Kumar, said a senior police officer.

The high court on Monday orally directed Tamil Nadu Police to arrest Jayaram in connection with a kidnapping case. He was detained shortly after he came out of the court building. The court was hearing an anticipatory ba...