‘Odious’ police officer made up fake girlfriend’s death to get days off

Harry Sarkar resigned from West Midlands force after lying about fictional girlfriend who he said had cancer

A former police officer who pretended to have a girlfriend who died of cancer to get days off work has been condemned for his odious" behaviour.

Harry Sarkar misled colleagues and supervisors at West Midlands police, where he was a constable, with a detailed tissue of lies" about a fake girlfriend who he claimed became sick with cancer and died, a hearing was told. He even lied about her funeral.