Police arrested five people in connection with the crude bomb blasts under a jatra canopy that left 10 people injured at Kantajew Temple in Kaharole upazila on early Saturday.

Identities of the arrestees could not be known immediately.

Kaharole Police officer-in-charge Abdul Majid said they arrested the five for interrogation, reports UNB.

A series of blasts happened at about 1:15am when the viewers were watching a jatra show arranged on the temple premises on the occasion of Rash Mela, leaving 10 people injured.

Of the injured, six, including Mokaddes,23, son of Abul Hossain of Damudarpur in Badarganj upazila of Rangpur; Sadhon,35, son of Nanigopal of Sadar upazila in Nilphamari; Jabbar,28, son of Sirajul Islam, and Saidur,27, son of Karim of Dashmael in Kaharole upazila; and Romakanto,22, and Mithu,30, of Birganj upazila of Dinajpur, were admitted to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital.

Superintendent of Police Ruhul Amin confirmed the incident.