Indian-origin police officer censured for work computer misuse in UK

An Indian-origin police officer escaped a jail term in the UK after he was handed a three-month suspended sentence for the misuse of his work computer.

Ajit Singh of Leicestershire Police was also ordered to pay 300 pounds in legal costs and 115 pounds victim surcharge after being found guilty of one count of computer misuse between 2002 and 2018 at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Thursday.

The 48-year-old, who is currently on sick leave from Leicestershire Police, now faces a misconduct inquiry and disciplinary action by the police force over his illegal searches, which included looking up information on English football star David Beckham and wife Victoria Beckham.

Detective Inspector Julian Lester, from the force's Professional Standards Department, said: This behaviour isn't acceptable and won't be tolerated by the force. Now the criminal proceedings have concluded, disciplinary action will be considered.

Singh is believed to have made 146 unauthorised uses of his computer to ...