India, Oct. 21 -- The Forum of Small-Scale Industries Association, Pimpri-Chinchwad, has urged the Pimpri-Chinchwad police commissioner to increase security measures and night patrols in the Bhosari Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area during the Diwali holidays to prevent theft, assault and other illegal activities, officials said.

In a letter written to the Pimpri-Chinchwad police commissioner, association president, Abhay Bhor, highlighted that Bhosari MIDC is one of the state's major industrial zones; spread across 22 blocks and nearly 3,500 acres, with around 76 kilometres of internal roads. The area houses over 5,000 to 6,000 industrial units with thousands of workers commuting daily. However, incidents of the...