{"id":20448,"date":"2018-05-20T14:35:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-20T14:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/?p=20448"},"modified":"2021-05-28T18:02:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T23:02:12","slug":"gursoach-kaur-first-female-sikh-officer-new-york-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/gursoach-kaur-first-female-sikh-officer-new-york-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian American Sikh Gursoach Kaur is First Turbaned Female Officer in US Law Enforcement"},"content":{"rendered":"
After every dark night comes a bright morning since change is inevitable. Gursoach Kaur having been appointed as the first Indian American Sikh turbaned female officer in the New York Police Department reminds us at Indian Eagle of the motivational maxim. A graduate of the New York City Police Academy, Gursoach Kaur is a beacon of hope, honor and glory for the entire Sikh community in the United States.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Appointed as an Auxiliary Police Officer (APO) of the New York Police Department, Gursoach was inducted into the state\u2019s law enforcement. It sent positive vibes across to the Sikhs in America, who have been looked down upon for wearing turbans and beard post the 9\/11 attacks<\/strong> on the World Trade Center complex in New York<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n
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In a Facebook post, the Sikh Officers Association, the United States\u2019 first organization representing Sikh Americans in Law Enforcement, welcomed her<\/strong> and described her appointment to the NYC Police Department as a matter of pride. The Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri took to twitter and eloquently said that a turbaned lady police officer would help correct the prevailing wrong perceptions about Sikhism and Sikhs in America.<\/p>\n
In his congratulatory tweet for Gursoach Kaur, Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri referred to the 2010 incident of harassment at Houston International Airport.<\/strong> The then ambassador to the United Nations, Mr. Puri was held back by the Houston Airport officials at the security checkpoint and told to remove his turban. His refusal to do so made the security officials keep hold of him for over 30 minutes. An accompanying Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personal\u2019s intervention got him released.<\/p>\n