Nusrit Mehtab is an English former police officer, at one point the most senior Asian woman officer in the

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. Nusrit Mehtab joined the

in the late 1980s. Her work in trying to improve community relations in

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was the subject of a 1990s ITV documentary, ''Mehtab of the Met''. She worked in undercover operations and counter-terrorism, rising through the ranks to become Superintendent. She is of Pakistani descent. In January 2020, after 32 years, Mehtab left the police force. She complained of a "toxic workplace", and has subsequently brought a claim for constructive dismissal against the Met. She claims to have faced race,

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and religious discrimination,

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and victimization there. Mehtab is the author of the book ''Off The Beat: My life as a brown, Muslim woman in the Met'', published in June 2024 ( Torva/Penguin Books, .

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mehtab, Nusrit Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English people of Pakistani descent Metropolitan Police officers Women Metropolitan Police officers