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Mohammad Deepak Arrested Again: Hindu Businessman Threatened with Death in Kotdwar.
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News18•01-10-2026, 20:26
Mohammad Deepak Arrested Again: Hindu Businessman Threatened with Death in Kotdwar.
- •Deepak Kumar Kashyap, known as 'Mohammad Deepak' after a January 26 incident, has been arrested again in Kotdwar.
- •He was arrested after a social media debate escalated, leading him to threaten a saree businessman in a viral video.
- •Deepak Kumar allegedly went to a saree shop on Ganga Dutt Joshi Marg, argued with the owner, and openly threatened him.
- •The victimized businessman filed a complaint, leading to Deepak Kumar's arrest by Kotdwar police.
- •Deepak Kumar gained national attention on January 26, 2026, when he defended an elderly Muslim shopkeeper and sarcastically called himself 'Mohammad Deepak'.
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Deepak Kumar was arrested by the Kotdwar police after a video went viral on social media showing him arguing with and openly threatening a saree businessman following a Facebook debate.
He gained national attention on January 26, 2026, when he intervened to defend an elderly Muslim shopkeeper whose shop signboard faced a ruckus over the word 'Baba', sarcastically introducing himself as 'Mohammad Deepak' when questioned by a crowd.
The dispute originated from comments made on Facebook which provoked Deepak Kumar to go directly to a saree shop on Ganga Dutt Joshi Marg, where he argued with and threatened the shopkeeper, prompting the victim to file an immediate police complaint.
