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A film is currently in production that focuses on the story of the UK’s first female Asian police officer, who was tragically murdered by her husband over five decades ago.
Titled *A Winter’s Lion*, the film tells the story of PC Karpal Kaur Sandhu, who joined the police force in 1971 at the age of 27 after having worked as a nurse previously.
Just two years later, she was fatally stabbed by her husband, who had opposed her career, stating it was neither fitting for an Asian woman nor suitable for her gender. He received a life sentence for her crime.
Director Dhruv Bhatnagar shared with BBC Radio London’s Shay Kaur Grewal: “Growing up, I didn’t have many British-Indian role models, so I can empathize with the challenges Sandhu encountered.”
Born into a Sikh family in Zanzibar, East Africa, in 1943, Sandhu immigrated to the UK in 1962 and secured a nursing position at Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield.
After joining the Metropolitan Police, she was stationed at Hornsey and what was formerly Leyton police station.
In 2011, Det Sgt Gurpal Virdi of the Metropolitan Police Sikh Association remarked, “When I began looking into Karpal’s life, I was shocked by her accomplishments. She wasn’t just the first Asian female police officer in London; she was a pioneer on a global scale, as the first woman officer in India, Kiran Bedi, was appointed only in 1972.”
Dr. Parvinder Shergill, who is producing the film and will portray Sandhu, expressed a personal…
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Publish date : 2026-02-01 17:46:00
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