The incident that took place on Wednesday sparked a massive controversy as videos of the statue being carried away by a crane circulated on social media.
According to the police, the youths had links to the banned United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) and left their homes to join the group when they were arrested
According to the police, the accused, Mohammad Ibrahim Ahmed (42), a local resident, entered the mosque with a machete during Sunday morning prayers and stabbed Maulana Islam several times