IMPHAL — Manipur BJP chief Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi on Thursday urged the abductors to release the three women and three children, who were reportedly kidnapped by the militants in Jiribam district on November 11. Terming the abduction of six members of a family from Jakuradhor as the most unfortunate, the BJP leader urged the extremists to release the innocent villagers without any harm on humanitarian grounds. “We from the BJP appeal to them (militants) to release the children and women at the earliest,”  Sharda Devi told the media at the BJP office. Strongly condemning the violence against innocent people by the militants, she said that the recent escalation of violence shocked everyone and disturbed the peace process undertaken by the government. Referring to their meeting with state Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, Sharda Devi said that the Governor also directed the security officials to take action against the militants and rescue the captives. Former Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, other Congress leaders and the party’s Lok Sabha Member from Manipur Angomcha Bimol Akoijam also separately urged the militants to release the children and women and requested the government to take appropriate steps to rescue the hapless persons. A five-member delegation of...