Met Police's former top female Asian officer claims male officers left a sex toy in her in-tray while white female colleagues were 'like Mean Girls' - and says the force 'attracts predators' Nusrit Mehtab, from east London, is releasing a memoir on her experiences READ MORE: Tesco accused of lying to customers about baking bread fresh in store - when loaves are actually pre-made and defrosted in 'tanning machines' By Alanah Khosla Published: 11:28 BST, 13 June 2024 | Updated: 11:28 BST, 13 June 2024 e-mail View comments Scotland Yard's former top female Asian officer has revealed the misogynistic and racist abuse she witnessed in the force, claiming male officers put their hands up their female counterparts' skirts to check whether they were wearing stockings. Nusrit Mehtab, from east London, was once a poster girl for the force, and even starred in an ITV show named 'Mehtab of the Met' that followed her work to improve community relations in London 's East End. She rose through the ranks to become the most senior Asian female officer in the Metropolitan Police , working in everything from undercover operations to counterterrorism.
But she quit the force in January 2020, complaining of a 'toxic workplace' with sexism and institutional racism. Ahead of her book release, Off the Beat, Nusrit has recalled the horrors of working in the force, including a 1998 prank that saw male officers welcome her to the team as a new recruit by placing a sex toy in her in-tray. 'There's this r.
