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Rowdies try to look intimidating, rather than carrying armsMale. Regular at the. Has long locks.. If you have checked any of these boxes, you may want to watch your back. The city police’s unofficial guide to identifying rowdies includes a look-book of sorts with the aforementioned features. These, police say, defines thugs today with killer looks replacingand. Think Trejo sans machete.The trend was observed recently, says Additional Commissioner of Police (law and order), when he ordered officers from his division to round up about 500 repeat offenders from the city. The ‘rowdy parade’ saw a line-up of the New Age gangsta. Kumar himself supervised the roll call and noticed that more than 80 per cent of the convicts wore tattoos, had stylish, coloured manes, and well-built bodies.So? me tattoos, though, reflected the rowdies’ gentler sides with names of mums and girlfriends inked. Horses, tigers, scorpions and the Sun and heart appeared most popular. These were etched on visible areas of the body like hands, neck, chest and shoulders. However, a trend of sporting similar tattoos was noticed among gang members.Acting on this cue, police have notified parlours to keep track of their customers’ tats to help trace gangs and update(MOB) cards andPolice say rowdyism has changed over the decades. A senior officer noted how rowdies, earlier, carried machetes, swords and daggers that made them easily identifiable. Over time, these weapons were replaced by pistols and revolvers. Currently, weapons are used on a need-basis only. A menacing appearance is enough for most Bengaluru criminals. Police added that attitudes, too, had changed over the years. Convicts, these days, play it cool even in the presence of senior policemen. Their bravado can be attributed in large measure to political affiliations.In the interest of the public, Alok Kumar appealed to these ‘evil-doers’ to look and be like mainstream citizens, saying menacing appearance should not be used to intimidate.