His education started with the bussing out programme during which immigrant ethnic minority children were dispersed across schools in the hope that it would help them integrate.
[7] In 1998, whilst serving on neighbouring Ealing Division he was arrested and accused of sending race hate mail to his colleagues.
[20] During the trial, Mr Virdi accused the Met of bringing the criminal case against him as part of a 17-year campaign to "hound" him out of the force.
[21] The case of Gurpal Virdi was subsequently picked up by Sir Peter Bottomley in 1998, notable as previously Member of Parliament and advocate at the time of the murder of Stephen Lawrence.
[24] On 28 March Sir Peter successfully requested to meet with the Prime Minister Theresa May to discuss the matter and how to eradicate institutionalised racism from such important establishments as the Metropolitan Police.