They include Pouro Jubo Dal president and Jibonnagar municipality chairman Abul Hossain Sikdar. He is also brother of Jibonnagar upazila BNP president. The others arrested are Nawab Ali, general secretary of Chuadanga Pouro Jubo Dal; Abil Hossain, general secretary of Poura Jatyitabadi Chhatra Dal Hasan Ali and Maidul, hasan, alleged cadre of BNP.

Rab said they are accused of charges including extortion and manipulation. Police were hunting for them for long, they said.

Rab was quizzing them when this report was filed yesterday afternoon.