Puducherry suspends police superintendent after committee finds prima facie basis in misconduct complaint

The complaint concerns alleged conduct by Subramanian while he was serving in the Karaikal region of the Union Territory. The woman head constable raised the allegation with the Police Department, after which its Internal Complaints Committee examined the matter.

A department source said the committee found the charges prima facie true, leading the government to place the officer under suspension. The finding is preliminary; the report does not provide further details of the committee’s proceedings or say that the allegations have been established in a final determination.

The government's suspension is an administrative action following the committee's findings. The report does not provide further details of the committee's proceedings.