BUTTERWORTH, MALAYSIA - Padang Serai MP N. Gobalakrishnan and his two sons were arrested at the Seberang Jaya police station Tuesday for allegedly blocking three buses from ferrying voters.

Gobalakrishnan and his sons G. Arvind aged 20 and G. Pravin aged 23 were arrested at 7.30pm after he had lodged a police report, alleging the buses were carrying "phantom voters." Another man, in his 40s, who was with Gobalakrishnan was also arrested.

Penang CPO Deputy Comm Datuk Ayub Yaakub CPO, who was at the police station, confirmed the arrests.

He had earlier asked police to take three buses, including one with about 40 passengers, to the police station.

He told newsmen that the two empty buses were found parked at the junction near the Tuanku Bainun Teacher's Training College. He explained that as PKR and DAP supporters escorted the two buses to the police station, they found another bus filled with passengers parked at the Kubang Semang tol plaza. "These were passengers who were going back to Malacca after casting their votes," he alleged, adding that he obtained the information from the bus driver.

The two empty buses and one bus filled with passengers were parked outside the police station while Gobalakrishnan went in to file the police report. PKR and DAP supporters along with Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi and Sungai Puyu assemblyman Phee Boon Poh were also present.

Riot police then dispersed the big crowd, who had gathered outside the police station and took Gobalakrishnan and his two sons into the police station compound and closed the station gates.

After the rowdy crowd had dispersed, another bus filled passengers arrived and was parked by the police station.

Gobalakrishnan and his sons were later sent to the Seberang Jaya Hospital for a check-up before being taken to the Central Seberang Prai police headquarters in Bukit Mertajam for further investigation.