Laishram Herojit appealed for the safe release of his family from Manipur

Imphal/New Delhi:

The father of two children – who went missing along with their mother and three others from Jiribam in Manipur after an encounter between suspected Kuki insurgents and security forces – appealed to the authorities to find them as soon as possible.

Laisharam Herojit, a petty worker in the state government, in an interview with NDTV, also appealed to any group that might have held his family hostage.

“I am Laishram Herojit. I am a resident of Thambalkhong. I am a petty servant of the government. Among the six missing people, there are my wife, my two children, my mother-in-law and wife’s sister. So far there is no information about any of them, if I am still alive,” Mr. Herojit told NDTV.

“They are all innocent. My two children cannot even speak yet. The eldest has almost started speaking. Please release them unharmed and hand them over to their family,” he said.

More details are awaited.