Senior IPS officer and Tamil Nadu Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Mr. H.M. Jayaram, a 1996-batch officer, has been placed under suspension by the Tamil Nadu government following his alleged involvement in the abduction of a minor boy in Tiruvallur district. The suspension order was issued by the Home Department on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, just a day after Mr. Jayaram was secured by police in compliance with an order issued by the Madras High Court.
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Mr. Jayaram is accused of abetting a gang that abducted the minor by allegedly providing his official vehicle for the crime, reportedly to separate a couple. The officer was detained by Tiruvallur district police as he exited the Madras High Court premises on Monday and was taken to the Thiruvalangadu police station for questioning. He was interrogated for nearly six hours, after which he was taken to the office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police in Tiruthani. He is expected to be produced before a judicial magistrate court in Tiruthani.
On Tuesday, Mr. Jayaram moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the Madras High Court’s order directing his appearance before the investigating officer. Meanwhile, Kilvaithinakuppam MLA and Puratchi Bharatham Katchi leader, Mr. ‘Poovai’ M. Jagan Moorthy, also appeared before the investigation officer in Thiruvalangadu on Tuesday morning, in compliance with the same court directive.
The case has drawn significant public and political attention, with legal proceedings now expected to unfold at the highest judicial levels.
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