A police officer has been dismissed from the Met for travelling by train without a valid ticket.
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Trainee Detective Constable Thrakar allegedly made two journeys without a valid train ticket on the 7th June last year.
Mr Thakrar faced a misconduct hearing after being found to have breached the Met Police’s standards of professional behaviour.
Failed to meet Police standards
Upon questioning by senior police officers and the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards, it is claimed he gave conflicting accounts of the event.
At the misconduct hearing this week, the evidence against him is said to have been proven.
The committee said that he “fell below what is expected of a police officer”.
He failed to keep to his professional standards relating to his honesty and integrity, discreditable conduct and duties and responsibilities.
They added that his conduct amounted to “gross misconduct”. The breaches are considered to be so serious as to justify his dismissal without notice.
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Trainee Detective Constable Thrakar allegedly made two journeys without a valid train ticket on the 7th June last year.
Mr Thakrar faced a misconduct hearing after being found to have breached the Met Police’s standards of professional behaviour.
Failed to meet Police standards
Upon questioning by senior police officers and the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards, it is claimed he gave conflicting accounts of the event.
At the misconduct hearing this week, the evidence against him is said to have been proven.
The committee said that he “fell below what is expected of a police officer”.
He failed to keep to his professional standards relating to his honesty and integrity, discreditable conduct and duties and responsibilities.
They added that his conduct amounted to “gross misconduct”. The breaches are considered to be so serious as to justify his dismissal without notice.
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