The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Umar Farooq M.R., the main accused in the gruesome murder case of Praveen Nettaru. Umar Farooq was arrested in Kochi, Kerala, in a special operation conducted by a team of NIA officers based on reliable intelligence inputs. With his arrest, the total number of accused arrested so far in the Praveen Nettaru murder case has increased to 25.