The Union home ministry has suspended an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer posted in Goa after allegations surfaced against him of misbehaving with a woman at a night club in the state last week, official sources said Thursday.

A Koan, a 2009-batch IPS officer of the AGMUT cadre, has been placed under suspension with "immediate effect" as departmental proceedings against him are contemplated, the order issued on Wednesday said.