Shingi Mararike claims he was told he matched the description of a 'persistent' fare dodger.
Transport for London has apologised to a journalist who said he was racially profiled by a ticket inspector at a station in east London.
Sky News correspondent Shingi Mararike posted on Twitter he was on a DLR train on Tuesday when a ticket inspector stopped him at Shadwell station.Deputy Mayor for Transport Seb Dance said it was "simply unacceptable". Mr Dance, who replaced Heidi Alexander as deputy mayor for transport in January, urged Mr Mararike to issue a formal complaint and said he would "pursue this as a matter of priority on behalf of the Mayor [of London]".In his tweet Mr Mararike said he apparently "matched the description of someone who has 'persistently' dodged the train fare at Shadwell station in east London, including yesterday".
But, Mr Mararike said he was not at the station on the previous day and had been through the station "maybe once this year".
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