The Joint Commissioner of Police , Murli Dhar Sharma , told PTI that the rate of criminal activity in West Bengal had fallen by 50 % in March 2020 , during the coronavirus pandemic , compared to previous months .
`` If the number of criminal activities recorded between 18 and 28 March is compared with that of the corresponding period in January and February of this year , we can say for certain that the rate has fallen by 50 per cent , '' Joint Commissioner of Police ( Crime ) Murli Dhar Sharma told PTI.
2020 coronavirus pandemic in West Bengal