A SIKH policeman told yesterday how he felt like a character from TV’s Only Fools And Horses when his bosses asked him to wear a “crash turban” helmet.PC Gurmeal Singh, 31, was asked to remove his turban by Greater Manchester Police, who told him that he had to wear a regulation force helmet.
But when chiefs suggested that he get a protective turban instead, Mr Singh said it reminded him of an episode of the TV sitcom.
Millions watched the show as Del Boy Trotter, played by David Jason, took a delivery of 200 “crash turbans”, which he hoped to sell on to “motorbike-riding Sikhs throughout Peckham”.
Now Mr Singh says he is seeking £200,000 in compensation for racial discrimination after being left “offended and humiliated”.
He told a Manchester employment hearing: “I am deeply offended. My turban is not an article of clothing, like a shirt or tie – it is part of me, a part of my religion, and I feel as though my religion and I have become an issue for GMP.
“I had images in my mind of a helmet with a turban crossed around it, similar to that shown in an episode of Only Fools And Horses where a turban cloth was wrapped around a riding helmet.
“It has made me feel alienated. This is an organisation where senior officers are making racist remarks about machine-gunning down Eid celebrators.”
PC Singh said he had been a practising Sikh all his life. He has worn a turban – which is a strict requirement of his faith – since he was 15 years old.
He joined the force in 2003 as a Police Community Support Officer, but problems began when he was asked to go out on cycle patrols.
“I was not allowed to patrol on the pedal cycle without a safety helmet, despite the law exempting Sikhs from wearing protective headgear,” he said.
“I felt ostracised. As I did not want to wear a helmet I was told that I would not be able to make use of the pedal cycles.
“This meant that I would have to cover the same area of the division by foot, when other officers had the luxury of the pedal cycle policing. I felt disheartened and ostracised.”
He said his promotion to a fully-fledged constable was delayed by 18 months after an assistant chief constable said he was concerned by the fact that Mr Singh did not wear a badge on his turban – despite his claims that this would go against his religion.
Mr Singh added: “I constantly had to reiterate and justify why I did not wear a badge on my turban.” He explained how, during his training, he reluctantly had to remove his turban and put on a helmet in order to complete some of the tasks.
He went on: “I felt coerced and I saw no other option than to remove my turban and wear the helmet in order to carry out the training.
“I was deeply offended and humiliated. I felt as though I had betrayed those oaths that I took at the age of 15.
“I was also coerced into walking through a petrol fire exercise, despite having told one of the other trainers that the substance I use to gel my beard down is highly flammable.
“It is considered a serious breach of the Sikh code of practice if the hair of the face or head is cut or singed.” continues here
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