"He is absconding, absent from duty without information and serious allegations are against him so he was suspended," said Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Ashok Sampatram.
Sonwal is accused of coordinating the monthly collection with the agent of former Ajmer SP Rajesh Meena, who has been arrested for allegedly extorting money from SHOs at various police stations.
Meena, who was arrested on Wednesday along with his aide Ramdev and is under judicial custody, was today taken to a hospital in Ajmer after complaining of back pain.
On January 2, the ACB had recovered unaccounted cash to the tune of Rs 2.05 lakh from Meena's official residence, which he had allegedly extorted from SHOs at various police stations of the district through Ramdev.