Khunti, June 21 -- An Area Commander belonging to the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) sustained a gunshot wound on his leg after a police encounter in Jharkhand's Khunti district on Sunday, officials said.

Khunti Superintendent of Police (SP) Rishabh Garg confirmed that the arrested commander was a notorious operative with multiple criminal cases registered against him and had been active as a self-styled Area Commander of the banned outfit.

"Today, an operative belonging to the PLFI was apprehended. He was a highly wanted individual responsible for numerous notorious incidents," he said.

Explaining the sequence of events, the SP said police recovered two small arms and around 20 rounds of ammunition, along with a large quant...