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Racial
abuse: Indian-origin policewoman resigns in Britain
Thursday April 28, 2011 08:12:27 PM,
IANS
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London: An
Indian-origin woman police officer in London has resigned after
she took over 800 days off, claiming she became unwell due to
constant racial abuse from her colleagues.
Hinah Parekh, 43, claimed that racial abuse from fellow police
officers made her unwell. She said she was also suffering from
depression and stress.
This made her take 848 days off in five years, the Daily Mail
reported.
Parekh managed an average of only five shifts a month at her job
at the Belgravia police station in Central London.
She, however, did not report her case to an employment tribunal,
leading senior officers to launch disciplinary proceedings against
her constant absence from duty.
Officials found Parekh had worked only 327 days out of 1,175 since
2006.
Parekh resigned before she could be sacked.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman Thursday confirmed that Parekh
left the police after she learned she faced disciplinary
proceedings for unsatisfactory attendance.
Two years ago, Parekh reportedly wept at a tribunal claim of
another Asian officer who also claimed he was subjected to racial
abuse at the police station.
"I had experienced bullying from colleagues involving calling me
names, ignoring me, pushing me to go drinking, publicly
humiliating me and being completely insensitive to my religious
and cultural beliefs and my obligation as a single parent," she
had said.
She said her supervisor "said people from my culture do get
bullied and this was not the kind of role they would stay in".
The Metropolitan Police has denied the allegations of racism and
bullying.
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