Browsing Tag: Police

D.C. police to allow Sikh officers to wear beards, religious items on job

The D.C. police force on Wednesday became the first major metropolitan police department in the country to proactively allow Sikh officers to wear beards and religious items such as turbans while on the job.
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I am SICK of Sikh "Leaders"

I can only imagine, as his body was shot and he felt the first sting of the bullet piercing his skin and started to lose consciousness, at 18 years of age what must he have been thinking? Why did I get shot? What did I do to deserve this bullet in my body, what were his last thoughts?
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San Antonio police ask brave Sikh young men and women to join police during plantation of trees

With the unfortunate politics that surround many Gurdwaras nowadays, a visit from the police to a Gurdwara almost always indicates intra-Sangat conflict. At the Sikh Center of San Antonio, however, this was not the case.
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World Sikh Organization Develops Training Module with Toronto Police Service

The interactive module which will be delivered to Toronto Police officers covers issues such as background on the Sikh faith, Sikh articles of faith as well as issues of note when interacting with the Sikh community or visiting Gurdwaras. The module includes a quiz on the Sikh faith which officers will be required to complete.....
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Vegas PD's Custom Sikh Curriculum

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department created and released this month a custom Sikh cultural awareness module in its training program for law enforcement.
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Human Rights Abuses In Punjab Exposed By Wikileaks ~ [OP-ED]

A recent “expose” by Wikileaks mentions the existence of “Alam Sena” (Army of Black Cats responsible for mass tortures and killings) deployed by Mohammad Izhar Alam, a senior Punjab Police officer and a very close affiliate of Punjab CM Parkash Badal.
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Rising star at the Met reveals his secret heartache at top private school

The most senior Sikh officer in the Met yesterday revealed how his bullying hell at a top private school has inspired him to help other young victims.
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Scotland Yard learns from Sikhs - The Southall model that kept London looters away

Broadway in Southall, with its glittering shops reflecting the prosperity of the local Punjabi community built up over the past 50 years, must have presented a very tempting target to would-be looters last week. But it was extremely lucky for the looters, who....
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On patrol with top cop in New Delhi’s red light district

“I want no minor girls working here, no one should be forcibly working here … I want to shut down this [red light district]” Kaur says.“I want no minor girls working here, no one should be forcibly working here … I want to shut down this [red light district]” Kaur says.
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Sikh Jathedars want traditional turbans for cops

The Jathedars said: “The turban is pride of the Sikhs, but these days disrespect is being shown towards it even in the police stations across the state, which is a dangerous trend. We have written to the SGPC chief to hold a dialogue with the government and make sure that such incidents do not recur.”
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