Silchar, Nov. 14 -- Three men were arrested for allegedly vandalising a church in Assam's Kamrup Rural district, with preliminary investigations indicating that the incident stemmed from a clash between two groups belonging to the same tribe and religious community, police said on Saturday.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) for Kamrup Rural, Subhashis Barua, said the police were informed of the vandalism in the Borthuli Garopara area under Chhaygaon police station late on Thursday night.

He said police detained a few persons at the spot and subsequently arrested three of them on Friday - Mathamar Marak (58), Limbarth Sangma (62) and Susendra Marak, all residents of Borghuli in Chhaygaon.

Following initial investigations, police reg...