Two men who opposed harassment of Muslim shopkeeper booked in Uttarakhand

FIR in Uttarakhand after mob protests against ‘Mohammad Deepak’, gym owner who stood up for elderly shopkeeper

‘Most (protesters) had come from Dehradun and Haridwar, and claimed themselves to be members of Bajrang Dal,’ FIR filed in Kotdwar states

Uttarakhand: FIR filed against Hindu men who objected to Muslim shopkeeper’s harassment

A case was also filed against unidentified persons in connection with protests held by Hindutva groups against the intervention of the two men.

Gym owner, right-wing activists booked over row on Muslim trader’s shop name

DEHRADUN: Police in Kotdwar have registered three FIRs after members of a right-wing group gathered outside a Muslim trader's shop on Jan 26, demandin.

Two men who opposed harassment of Muslim shopkeeper booked in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand police file FIRs against two men defending a Muslim shopkeeper from harassment by right-wing groups.

How defending a 70-year-old Muslim shopkeeper triggered FIRs, highway blockades, and a law-and-order crisis in Uttarakhand

What began as a brief, spontaneous intervention by a local gym owner on Republic Day in Uttarakhand’s Kotdwar has since unravelled into a complex law-and-order and civil liberties crisis, exposing deep fault lines in the state’s response to communal intimidation. On January 26, 2026, Deepak Kumar stepped in when a group of men, allegedly affiliated with the Bajrang Dal and the Vishva Hindu Parishad, confronted 70-year-old Muslim shopkeeper Vakee…

FIR Against Uttarakhand Gym Trainer Deepak for Standing by Muslim Shopkeeper Sparks Outrage

NEW DELHI: The registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against two men, including gym trainer Deepak Kumar, for standing up to a Bajrang Dal mob in Kotdwar town of Uttarakhand has sparked widespread outrage. Kumar and Vijay Rawat were widely hailed after a video of them confronting members of the Bajrang Dal went viral on social media. The duo intervened when a mob allegedly harassed an elderly Muslim shopkeeper, Wakil Ahmed, and attemp…