The First Turbaned Sikh Female Officer Will Be Inducted To NYPD & It's A Proud Moment For Sikhs

Gursoach Kaur has become the first turbaned Sikh female to be appointed as an Auxillary police officer in the NYPD after graduating last week from the New York City Police Academy. We are proud to welcome first #Sikh Turbaned female Auxiliary Police Officer in the @NYPDnews. APO Gursoach Kaur and other Auxiliary Police Officers graduated from the Academy. We are proud of you. Stay safe. #sikhsinlawenforcement pic.twitter.com/P4q2ysUVbK — Sikh Officers Assoc. (@SikhOfficers) May 16, 2018 A message posted on the Facebook page of Sikh Officers Association congratulated APO Gursoach Kaur on the achievement along with her induction photos. The Indian minister of state for housing and urban affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri also picked up on the news and took to Twitter to congratulate Gursoach Kaur. Delighted to see a turbaned lady officer in NYPD. Hope this fosters better understanding of Sikhism & Sikhs & corrects perceptions in US so that incident which happened with me in 2010 & recently with @Canada minister @NavdeepSBains do not recur. Sikhs are ambassadors of harmony https://t.co/cviJAI6hWD — Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) May 19, 2018 It must be noted that recent incidents of hate crimes against Sikhs in the US and Canada have brought to fore the need to educate people about the religion and help differentiate between Muslims and Sikhs. © Twitter The appointment of Gusoach Kaur, a turbaned Sikh officer is especially important at this time because it'll help bridge the gap between communities and help bring diversity to the most potent police force in the US. And while such appointments will help avoid incidents like the one where a Canadian minister was asked to remove his turban at the Detroit airport, it's just the beginning for a more open and diverse culture in the NYPD.