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The Uttarakhand High Court has refused to quash the First Information Report (FIR) against gym owner Mohammad Deepak, citing his status as a "suspected accused," and has imposed a gag order restraining him from making social media statements during an ongoing investigation.
Indian politician Rahul Gandhi reportedly made a statement to an Uttarakhand gym trainer, 'Mohammad Deepak,' saying 'Yeh kayar log hain, kuch nahin karenge' (These are cowards, they won't do anything).
There's "no need to fear" was the clear message from Rahul Gandhi to Deepak Kumar, a gymnasium owner in Uttarakhand, who made headlines when he identified himself as "Mohammad Deepak" while defending a Muslim shopkeeper.
An editorial from The Star | Malaysia is titled 'My name is Mohammad Deepak'.
“You are sensationalising the matter on social media,” Uttarakhand HC says to Deepak Kumar of Kotdwar; accepts police contention that there's no threat to him
Gym trainer Deepak Kumar from Uttarakhand's Kotdwar became a social media sensation after defending a Muslim shopkeeper from Bajrang Dal members on January 26.
Deepak Kumar, the gym owner in Uttarakhand's Kotdwar who shielded a 70-year-old Muslim shopkeeper during an altercation with a mob, has protected the Tricolour and the Constitution and there is no greater act of patriotism, Rahul Gandhi said
Congress leader Vaibhav Walia, the gym owner Deepak Kumar and his friend Vijay Rawat, along with several others, were present at the meeting
Rahul Gandhi met 'Mohammad Deepak', a man who gained attention for confronting members of the Bajrang Dal, referring to him as a 'warrior of the shop of love'.