Ajay Purty alias Manoj Purty alias Birsa Hassa Purty alias Budha (35), the ‘area commander’ of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), and seven other cadres of the outfit were arrested from a forest near Itti-Birda village under Bandgaon Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on July 21, reports The New Indian Express. Superintendent of Police (SP), Ajay Linda, said, Jharkhand Government has announced a reward of INR 200,000 on the head of Purty, who was wanted in over 50 cases including murder, attempt to murder, extortion, riots, attack on security personnel etc. Of the 50 cases, SP, Linda said 43 ultra-related cases were registered against Purty alone in West Singhbhum District while seven cases were pending in adjoining Khunti District. Apart from Purty, the other seven PLFI cadres were identified as Akila Sandi Purty, Dupan alias Topaan Kandulana, Herman Sandi Purty alias Sukhram Sandi Purty, Douro Munda, Polus Sandi Purty, Galu Sandi Purty and Prabhu Sahay Sirum. The security personnel have recovered two country-made firearms, eight live cartridges, one wireless set with charger, five mobile phones and six sim, two motorcycles and receipt book of the outfit for collecting ‘levy’ (extortion money), among other items seized.