Deepak Kumar, the gym owner who stood up against a group allegedly harassing a 70-year-old Muslim shopkeeper in Uttarakhand’s Kotdwar, has seen a sharp fall in membership after the incident last month.
Deepak told Aaj Tak that the gym, operating from a rented building, once had around 150 members visiting daily from morning to evening. “Now the number has dropped to just 12 to 15 people a day,” he said.
The incident dates back to January 26, when Deepak confronted a group of people who were pressuring the elderly shopkeeper to remove the word “Baba” from his shop’s name.
During the confrontation, when asked his name, Deepak told the crowd, “My name is Mohammad…