22-year-old Patiala youth joins police department in Canada

Mohit Khanna

Patiala, July 6

A local lad from Patiala, Raninderjit Singh, has brought laurels for the region by becoming a ‘Toronto Police Parking Enforcement Officer’ with the Toronto Police Service in Canada. He is all set to join duty on July 8 after the completion of a six-week long training.

Singh attributed his achievement to his parents and his friend Hardeep Singh Bains, who himself is working as a police officer. It is noteworthy that during the training program, he was the youngest among the group of 25 individuals.

The job- profile includes helping to recover stolen vehicles, providing language interpretation, emergency support, crime management, and assisting with corporate and local community-policing initiatives.

A resident of Aman Nagar in Patiala, Raninderjit Singh (22), went to Canada in 2019 after finishing his school.

Singh said that during the training program, he scored 149 out of 150 marks in the academic paper, achieving the highest rank. He was awarded by deputy chief of Toronto Police, Lauren Pogue. He joyfully stated that he is the first person of Punjabi origin to receive this award.

His father, Inderjit Singh, and mother, Kulwinder Kaur, were visiting Raninderjit in Canada to celebrate the occasion. Sharing their excitement, they mentioned that they are very happy as their son is now taking on his duties after completing a six-week training course.

Singh, who has been working as a private parking enforcement and security positions since migrating to Canada five years ago, said he has been impressed by the training for this work.