New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested one more accused in connection with the 2019 Tamil Nadu Ramalingam murder case linked with the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) terror outfit, the agency said on Thursday.

The accused was arrested on Wednesday during the searches NIA carried out at nine locations across Tamil Nadu.

The NIA teams lauched the search operation at these nine locations in two districts of Tamil Nadu--Dindugal and Tenkasi-- to trace absconding Proclaimed Offenders (POs) in the case, relating to the brutal killing of Ramalingam, aimed at spreading fear and communal hatred among the people.

During the searches, NIA said, it arrested Imthathullah, Proprietor of Ambur Biryani Hotels, K...