The arrestees are ziaur Rahman, 23, son of late Banat Ali, Mofizuddin, 42, son of Sobder Ali, Abdul Jalil, 32, son of Foyez Uddin, Momtaz, 20, son of Monju, and Labu, 21, son of Abdul Kuddus. All the five hail from Sorail village of the upazila.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of Rab-12 raided an area of Jamtoli Bazar where the outlaws were holding a secret meeting at around 3:00am.

The law enforcers arrested the outlaws and took them to the Rab camp for quizzing. Rab sources said the five were wanted in two murder cases.