Guwahati, May 20 -- Reported by Bit Irom

Imphal: Security forces have intensified combing operations to rescue six abducted men from the Liangmai Naga community, including a pastor, who were allegedly abducted by armed men in Manipur's Kangpokpi district last week.

Amid escalating tensions, a delegation of the Liangmai Naga Council and the Liangmai Naga Women's Union met Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh and demanded immediate intervention to secure the release of the hostages.

The six men, all residents of Konsakhul village, were abducted on May 13. The delegation told the Chief Minister that if the men were found dead, their bodies should be handed over to their families to allow them to perform final rites.

The delegation also ...