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Uttarakhand: Gym owner Mohamad Deepak had 150 clients before row, now left with 15

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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. … Read more

Gym owner ‘Mohammad’ Deepak, who defended elderly Muslim man, loses members after Bajrang Dal confrontation in Kotdwar

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3 min readUpdated: Feb 9, 2026 10:16 PM IST Days after he was confronted by members of the Bajrang Dal for standing up for a 70-year-old Muslim man, Deepak Kumar has lost many of his gym members. At Hulk Gym in Kotdwar, which is run from a rented building and once attracted 150 members, has … Read more