He said: He was a great bloke, very affable and sociable. He will be sorely missed.
Deputy leader of Redbridge Council, Kam Rai, said he was a dedicated public servant and one of the good guys and recalled their time together playing football.
He said: [He was] a really lovely guy who d keep the peace when the rest of us would argue over something silly. His death is a shock and he ll be missed by everyone.
Sukhi was one of a group of us who played football together. A really lovely guy who’d keep the peace when the rest of us would argue over something silly! His death is a shock and he’ll be missed by everyone, a huge loss to the @metpoliceuk. Thoughts are with his family. https://t.co/ZqKwufCIBh Kam Rai (@KamRai7) January 27, 2021
London, February 1
Scotland Yard on Monday celebrated the 50th anniversary of Karpal Kaur Sandhu joining its ranks as the first South Asian and Sikh female police officer, paving the way for others t
Scotland Yard today celebrated the 50th joining anniversary of Karpal Kaur Sandhu.
London:
Scotland Yard has celebrated the 50th anniversary of Karpal Kaur Sandhu joining its ranks as the first South Asian and Sikh female police officer, paving the way for others to follow in her footsteps.
Police Constable (PC) Sandhu served the Metropolitan Police in London between 1971 and 1973 and has been dubbed as a true pioneer for police forces across the UK. PC Karpal Kaur Sandhu was a true pioneer and ahead of her time. I have no doubt that her decision to join the Met Police in 1971 was a brave one and she would have faced considerable challenges along the way, said Assistant Commissioner Helen Ball on Monday.
The UK s first Asian female police officer Pc Karpal Kaur Sandhu
- Credit: Met Police
Half a century ago this week, PC Karpal Kaur Sandhu became the UK s first Asian female police officer when she started work at Hornsey police station.
On February 1, the Met marked the anniversary with a special event, and PC Sandhu s daughter Romy was among those to pay tribute.
She said: “I’m so proud of my mother, and her legacy as the UK’s first female police officer from an Asian and Sikh background. It’s wonderful that 50 years on she is remembered, and is an inspiration to generations of new female police officers joining the Met.”