Sikh cop compensated for racial discrimination in UK
London, Mar 21 (UNI) A Sikh policeman has been awarded almost 10,000 pounds in damages for racial discrimination after British police force rejected a dozen job applications from him.
Sangram Singh-Bhacker, 41, an Indian from Manchester, had been trying to transfer to the city since 1990, but despite having served for 16 years with five other forces in Britain, his applications were repeatedly refused by Greater Manchester Police (GMP).
He now works for British Transport Police and has abandoned any hopes of working in Manchester.
A tribunal found GMP guilty of racial discrimination and condemned the force both for its refusal to employ the officer and the way it later sought to impugn his integrity, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Mr Singh-Bhacker was awarded 5,000 pounds for ''injury to his feelings'', 4,000 pounds in aggravated damages and 400 pounds in travel expenses.
The aggravated damages were awarded because of the way GMP had attacked his integrity without any supporting documentation.
A
GMP
spokesman
said,
''We
regularly
accept
transfers
of
officers
from
other
forces
if
they
meet
the
rigorous
standards
we
require.
These
officers
are
drawn
from
many
different
communities,
including
the
Asian
community.'' UNI
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