The police in Uttarakhand have registered a first information report against unidentified persons after people claiming to be from the Bajrang Dal protested against a Hindu gym owner who had objected to the harassment of a Muslim shopkeeper in Pauri Garhwal district, The Indian Express reported on Sunday.
On January 26, Deepak Kumar was at a friend’s shop in the Kotdwar area when he overheard a group of men issuing threats to an elderly shopkeeper, Vakeel Ahmed, and objecting to him using the word “Baba” in the name of his shop. When Kumar intervened, he was asked not to interfere, the newspaper reported.
In a video of the incident that was later widely shared on social media, Kumar is seen questioning the group on why other shops are allowed to use the word “Baba” but Ahmed’s shop is not. He is also heard saying that the shop is over 30 years old and asking whether its name should now be changed.
When asked his name, Kumar replied, “My name is Mohammad Deepak.”
“I intended to convey that I was an Indian and that everyone is equal before the law,” Kumar told The Indian Express.
Kumar subsequently posted a video on Instagram, in which he said: “I am neither a Hindu, neither a Muslim, neither a Sikh, nor...
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