Guwahati, July 9 -- Guwahati Police arrested a man on Tuesday night for placing raw pork into the premises of a mosque in Assam's Panjabari area, in what investigators say was a disturbing act of personal revenge disguised as communal provocation.

Authorities identified the accused as Mridupaban Pathak, son of Bulanta Pathak, a resident of Barpeta in Assam.

Officers apprehended him from his hometown after tracing him through the mobile number attached to a note found with the pork. During interrogation, Pathak allegedly confessed to carrying out the act.

The incident occurred at a mosque on Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Path in Puran Basti, under the jurisdiction of Dispur Police Station. Worshippers discovered a transparent plastic packet with...