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Mohammad Deepak, Gym Owner Who Confronted Bajrang Dal, Arrested for Assaulting Businessman
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Moneycontrol•02-10-2026, 07:01
Mohammad Deepak, Gym Owner Who Confronted Bajrang Dal, Arrested for Assaulting Businessman
- •Deepak Kumar, known as "Mohammad Deepak" after a viral video confronting Bajrang Dal, has been arrested in Uttarakhand's Kotdwar.
- •He is accused of abusing, assaulting, and threatening local businessman Sanjeev Tonk, leading to his preventive custody.
- •Police registered a case based on Tonk's complaint, initially under Sections 351(2) and 352 of the BNS.
- •CCTV footage and other evidence led to additional charges under Sections 196 (promoting enmity) and 115 (voluntarily causing hurt) of the BNS.
- •Deepak was arrested under Section 170 of the BNSS for preventive measures, and a flag march was conducted to maintain law and order.
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Deepak Kumar was arrested following a complaint by local businessman Sanjeev Tonk, who alleged that the gym owner abused, assaulted, and threatened to kill him.
Police initially registered a case under Sections 351(2) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, later adding charges under Section 196 for promoting enmity and Section 115 for voluntarily causing hurt.
He went viral in January after confronting Bajrang Dal members who objected to the use of the word 'Baba' in an elderly Muslim shopkeeper's business name, introducing himself as 'Mohammad Deepak'.
