Sheriff Sarah Srivastava lied about colleagues discriminating against a transgender officer and how she took steps to challenge their behaviour, News Times reports.
Release Date – 11:30 AM, Mon – 12 December 22
London: A policewoman of Indian origin in the UK has been found guilty of serious misconduct for fabricating a story about transphobia in the workplace during a promotion assessment interview.
Sheriff Sarah Srivastava lied about colleagues discriminating against a transgender officer and how she took steps to challenge their behaviour, News Times reports.
During the misconduct hearing, lawyers for West Midlands Police slammed Srivastava for “discrediting the police force” and undermining “public confidence in the police force”.
“I’m sorry for lying, it’s stupid. I’m stuck in the moment,” she was quoted as saying by the British News Times.
The disciplinary panel said Srivastava “had committed serious misconduct in breach of three standards of professional conduct”.
After the hearing, she received a final written warning.
According to reports, Srivastava is expected to be promoted to the serious organized crime unit after 27 years of service.
The interviewer asked her to give an example of “how you consider a range of values and needs when making a decision that affects a group.”
Srivastava then claimed she challenged a colleague who made a transphobic comment to an officer and then made them apologize for it.
However, her lie was caught when investigators came to her workplace and insisted on speaking directly to transgender officials.
Fearful of exposure, Srivastava told detectives she had “beautified” the story in interviews.
But after further questioning, she finally admitted making up the whole story.
