Normally, common citizens are always on model behaviour when they have to visit a police station for some work or the other. But a 42-year-old woman, who claims to be a model, gave the phrase a whole different meaning when she assaulted the senior inspector of Amboli police station and pinned him down, while his fellow male personnel watched horror-struck. She even allegedly clawed at women constables who tried to intervene, injuring a couple of them.

The accused, Reshma Malik, 42, claimed to be a model, but wasn't exactly a model of good behaviour. Police stations across the western suburbs dreaded a visit from the woman, who was notorious for getting abusive and aggressive towards cops. "On December 8, she had come to meet Amboli's Senior Inspector Bharat Gaikwad to discuss a civil matter. We always send women officers to accompany female visitors into the senior inspector's cabin. This time, we sent two women constables to accompany her inside Gaikwad's cabin, since we knew Malik's temperament," a police source told mid-day. "Malik's tone is abusive and she generally slips into arguments quickly," said the officer.