SRINAGAR, Nov. 15 -- What Kiran Bedi was for Delhi, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Mehboob-ul-Haq was for Srinagar.

Kiran Bedi was nicknamed 'Crane Bedi' for launching a massive traffic enforcement drive in Delhi in the early eighties. Likewise, Mehboob was known for tough action against traffic violators across Srinagar.

Probably, it is the first time that a DySP-rank officer is trending for all the right reasons. Memes, appreciation posts, and videos of Mehboob have flooded social media.

Mehboob was transferred to Kulgam after a four-year tenure in Traffic Police, Srinagar. A no-nonsense officer, Mehboob embodied a strict version of law in Kashmir. Traffic violators would think a hundred times before any misadventure.

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