that most good and senior cops have moustache while the others dont public mein bhi aisi hi image hai i have mistaken for a senior officer by the general public because of my moustache so often that it is funny i also never deny it sab sirsir kar ke baat karte hain aapse you get respect and authority automatically some cops tell us that quite often moustachioed cops are considered the more photofriendly ones and thrust to the forefront of official pictures for press handouts whenever there are photo ops for some recovery or raid or even arrest we often try to get a cop with moustache in the fore front it just looks better a number of times i have found myself in a photo where i should have been at the back mostly just because meri moochh ki wajah se main serious policewala lagta hoon says a constable who has been working in gurgaon for close to 15 years ranveer singh in simmba ranveer singh in simmbaeven in official parades and functions city cops say that senior officials prefer the leaders to have moustaches this is however largely an unwritten rule a cop from south gurgaon recounts i was once chosen to be featured prominently in a republic day parade contingent of the department only because of my moustache haryana mein waise bhi moochhon ko importance di jaati ha culture hi aisa hai and at such events a policeman with a big moustache looks more raubdaar but cops are quick to point out that the benefits of ones moochh are temporary and fleeting you are taken more seriously as a cop i know it will sound funny but people say that due to the moustache i look like a nononsense policeman but you wont get a promotion or good posting based on that uske liye toh kaam hi karna padega says a traffic constable with a handlebar moustache