Medininagar (Jharkhand), Aug 1 (PTI) A self-styled area commander of the proscribed outfit Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP) was arrested in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Tuesday, a senior police officer said.

Acting on intelligence inputs, the police arrested him during a special search operation from Panki police station limit, about 165 km from the state capital Ranchi, Superintendent of Police Reeshma Ramesan told PTI.

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She said that the 35-year-old man, identified as Suman Yadav alias Virendra, was wanted in over a dozen cases.

The JJMP leader was involved in two encounters that had taken place in Panki in Palamu district and Manika police station of Latehar district.

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Sub-Divisional Police Officer (Lesligunj), Alok Kumar Tuti said Yadav was with his squad members when he was caught.

The other members, however, managed to flee.

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