Jailed Sussex Police officer sacked for perverting justice

A Sussex Police officer who was jailed for three years for perverting justice has been sacked by the force.

PC Seren Sriganesh, who was based in Brighton, was the subject of a misconduct hearing even though he has been jailed and despite resigning last October when he was charged with conspiring to pervert the course of justice.

Sussex Police said: “A former Sussex police officer has been dismissed from the force after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and a number of other fraud-related offences in January this year.

“Former PC Seren Sriganesh, 23, was the subject of an accelerated misconduct hearing held at Sussex Police headquarters on Thursday (24 April) chaired by Sussex Assistant Chief Constable Paul Court.

“The former officer, who was based at Brighton, had admitted the offences after being charged following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

“He was jailed on Friday 21 March for 38 months and disqualified from driving for two years, following his release from prison.

“He had also admitted conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation, fraud by failing to disclose information and unlawfully obtaining personal data. A further charge of fraud by failing to disclose information was agreed to lie on file.

“The offences happened between September 2020 and February 2024 when the former officer falsely nominated his parents as responsible for three separate driving offences and unlawfully accessed police systems to view details of one of these offences.

“Sriganesh also failed to declare he had six or more penalty points on his license prior to joining the force in June 2023 and did not disclose these points to his motor insurers.

“The panel found that his behaviour was a breach of the standards of professional behaviour in respect of discreditable conduct and he would have been dismissed if he had been a serving officer with the force.

“He will now be added to the College of Policing barred list which will prevent a return to policing.”

Assistant Chief Constable Court said: “The public rightly expect and deserve high standards from their police officers.

“Former PC Seren Sriganesh’s criminal behaviour and conduct goes against the fundamental principles of policing and was thoroughly investigated by the force’s Anti-Corruption Unit under the direction of the IOPC resulting in a criminal conviction and sentence.”