Punjabi-origin cop wins prestigious police award in US
Tuesday, 19/05/2015
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HOUSTON: A 44-year-old IndianAmerican policeman has been awarded the prestigious “Top Civilian Supervisor of the Year” award for his efficient services to the Houston police department in the US state of Texas.
Harkeert Singh Saini received the award from police chief Charles A McClelland and Houston mayor Anise Parker during a function held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel here earlier this week.
Saini, a police records supervisor, has been working for the Houston police department for the past 15 years.
“Harkeert is a very efficient officer and very worthy of this award. Houston police department is proud of Saini,” said Muzaffar Siddiqi, a senior police officer of the city police department.
Various community leaders, including Gurdip Singh Buttar, S Gurnam Singh Sandhar and Ajinder Singh Dhatt, were present during the occasion and congratulated Saini.
Saini, a graduate from Deshbandu College in New Delhi, hails from Hoshiarpur in Punjab.
He came to the city in 1998, joined Houston police department in March 2000 and was subsequently promoted as an office supervisor.
