3 arrested for vandalising mosque in Assam, police rule out communal angle

Guwahati: Three people have been arrested in connection with an attack on a mosque in Assam's Kamrup Rural district, police said.

The incident took place on Thursday night in the Borthuli Garopara area, and the accused were arrested on Friday.

Initial reports suggested that the attack was linked to the Assam-Meghalaya border dispute. However, police clarified that the incident had no connection with the boundary dispute and was neither communal nor linguistic in nature.

According to the police's preliminary assessment, the attack stemmed from a dispute between two locally active groups. Both groups belong to the same tribal community and profess Christianity, Kamrup Rural Superintendent of Police Subhashish Baruah said.

A case has been registered under charges including causing damage to a place of worship, theft, criminal trespass and promoting enmity between different groups.

Police said security had been strengthened in the area and the situation was completely under control.