Shillong, June 25 -- As anticipated the prolonged national lockdown, where for over three months by now every activities is under shutdown with the negative impact on the economy being inevitable, particularly in the state of Meghalaya, where saving is not very popular, above that living lifestyle is lavish. The fight against the novel pandemic Coronavirus and preparedness to contain the virus have made it mandatory to follow the Guidelines where everything is closed, whereas, the vested interest and anti-social elements are taking full advantages of the situation and committing crime of both burglary and theft, in the midst of COVID-19 curfew.

There is no denial that the livelihood of the middle classes societies, BPL (Below Poverty Lin...