Record damages over hate mail

London - A police officer wrongly accused of sending racist hate mail to himself yesterday received record damages of £150,000…

London - A police officer wrongly accused of sending racist hate mail to himself yesterday received record damages of £150,000 after he was discriminated against for being Asian.

Sikh Metropolitan Police Sgt Gurpal Virdi was awarded the substantial amount at London Central Employment Tribunal courts.

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