America
India-born man appointed Vancouver police deputy chief
Ottawa, June 19
India-born Steve Rai has been
appointed the new deputy chief of Canada's Vancouver Police Department,
according to a media report.
Police chief Adam Palmer announced
that Rai has joined the department’s executive team as the new deputy,
Vancouver Courier reported on Thursday.
Born in Punjab but raised
in this west coast seaport city of British Columbia state, Rai has been
serving the department for the past 25 years.
"I'm proud for my
father because he was another unsung hero. As an immigrant, he
encouraged his kids to stay on the right path. And 25 years later, I’m
standing here,†the report quoted Rai as saying at a press conference on
Tuesday.
"I just wanted to come out and catch criminals and put
them in jail... Never in my mind did I think 25 years later that I'd be
standing here as the deputy chief," he added.
Vancouver is among
Canada's densest and most ethnically diverse cities, which is home to a
large number of Indian-origin people. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
visited a temple and a gurdwara in the city in the final leg of his
official visit to Canada in April this year.