Hossain alleged that the edits distorted Joardar's speech. "He delivered a speech of 16 minutes and 54 seconds at a workshop at Chuadanga's Shilpakala Academy on August 13, 2020. But Hossain accused in the case statement that the speech was deliberately cut short and edited," said Abu Jihad Fakrul Alam Khan, officer-in-charge (OC) of the station, quoting case statement. In the edited version of the speech, a copy of which is with The Daily Star, Joardar was heard warning journalists about yellow journalism. The leaders arrested are Imran Ahmed, 32, joint convener of Chuadanga Sadar upazila unit; Tourat Hossain, 28, president of Ward-5; and Dishan Ahmed, 24, organising secretary of Ward-3 unit of Sadar upazila.