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Gym Owner ‘Mohammad Deepak’ Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting Trader Over Ujjain Mosque Post
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News18•02-10-2026, 11:13
Gym Owner ‘Mohammad Deepak’ Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting Trader Over Ujjain Mosque Post
- •Deepak Kumar, also known as ‘Mohammad Deepak’, was arrested for allegedly assaulting a trader in Uttarakhand.
- •The assault stemmed from a Facebook comment related to the partial demolition of a mosque in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
- •Trader Sanjeev Tonk accused Kumar of assault over a comment Tonk made on a social media post purportedly uploaded by Kumar.
- •An FIR was registered against Kumar under Sections 115 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 351 (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
- •Kumar gained attention earlier this year for confronting Bajrang Dal members harassing a Muslim shopkeeper and introducing himself as ‘Mohammad Deepak’.
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Deepak Kumar, also known as 'Mohammad Deepak', was arrested on Thursday evening for allegedly assaulting and threatening a trader named Sanjeev Tonk over a Facebook comment linked to the partial demolition of a mosque in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
An FIR was registered against Kumar under Sections 115 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 351 (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Deepak came into the spotlight in January after confronting people who were objecting to the use of the word 'Baba' in the name of an elderly Muslim shopkeeper's establishment in Kotdwar, during which he introduced himself as 'Mohammad Deepak'.
