New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested another key absconding accused in the 2022 murder of Karnataka BJP leader Praveen Nettaru, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 25. According to the agency, Ummar Farook MR was apprehended from Kochi, Keralam, following a targeted operation based on credible intelligence inputs. The agency had also announced a reward of Rs 4 lakh for information leading to his arrest. "Farook is also accused of participating along with other co-accused persons in an attempt to eliminate a protected witness in the case," the NIA said. The NIA further added that two accused remain absconding, and efforts are continuing to trace and arrest the remaining absconding accused and to bring the investigation to its logical conclusion.