Apost office in the US city Houston will be named after Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal,the first Sikh Deputy in Texas's Harris County who was shot dead while on dutyin September 2019.
Deckswere cleared for renaming the post office at 315 Addicks Howell Road in Houstonas "Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Post Office Building" with the USCongress passing the necessary legislation, the American Bazaar said in areport on Saturday.
TheSenate has just passed a bill to rename the post office after the House ofRepresentatives did so in September.
Thebill is now headed to the White House for President Donald Trump to sign intolaw.
Thepost office named after Dhaliwal in Houston is only the second one named afteran Indian-American.
Thefirst one was named after the first Indian-American Congressman Dalip SinghSaund in Southern California in 2006.
OnSeptember 27, 2019, Dhaliwal, 42, was shot dead by a suspect during a trafficstop in the county's Cypress area.
Hewas the county's first Sikh Deputy when he joined the force 10 years ago, andbecame a national figure after convincing the Harris County Sherrif'sDepartment to allow him to wear a turban and grow a beard while on patrol.
Respondingto the development, the slain police officer's father Pyara Singh Dhaliwal saidthat the "gesture will memorialise his legacy of service to his belovedHouston, while also reminding us all to uphold his example and celebrate thediversity that makes our and so many other communities strong", AmericanBazaar reported.
Ina statement, Republican senator Ted Cruz said: "The US Postal Office onAddicks Howell Road in Houston will now serve as a lasting tribute to DeputyDhaliwal's trailblazing legacy for Sikh Americans and religious minorities inlaw enforcement."