Deepak Kumar, the Uttarakhand gym owner who identified himself as Mohammad Deepak while standing up to a group of Bajrang Dal activists harassing an elderly Muslim shopkeeper, has been receiving death threats. Police in Kotdwar have registered a case against a social media user for announcing a reward of ₹2 lakh for whoever kills Deepak. Although nobody is named, the accused identifies himself as Raja Utkarsh on social media. The activists said the only “Baba” they recognised and revered was Lord Hanuman, the presiding deity of the local Sidhbali temple. Deepak, whose gym is nearby, intervened and when the Bajrang members asked him who he was, he said: “My name is Mohammad Deepak.”A few days after the incident, Uttarakhand police registered a case against Deepak for allegedly using foul language and disturbing law and order and questioned him.

Source: The Telegraph February 11, 2026 07:20 UTC