Hyderabad: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested another key absconding accused in the 2022 murder of Karnataka BJP leader Praveen Nettaru, taking the total number of arrests in the high-profile case to 25. The accused, identified as Ummar Farook M.R., was apprehended from Kochi, Kerala following a targeted operation based on credible intelligence inputs. Ummar Farook, an absconding accused had a Red Corner Notice (RCN) and a non-bailable warrant for arrest against him. The murder of Praveen Nettaru, a local BJP leader from Dakshina Kannada district, on July 26, 2022 had triggered widespread outrage and led to the NIA taking over the investigation. Efforts are continuing to trace and arrest the remaining absconding accused and to bring the investigation to its logical conclusion.