A gym owner from Pauri Garhwal’s Kotdwar, Deepak Kumar, who shot into the limelight for confronting members of Bajrang Dal harassing a Muslim shopkeeper early this year, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly abusing, assaulting and threatening a businessman, police said.
According to police, Mohammad Deepak was arrested in the evening following an investigation into a complaint lodged by a businessman at Kotdwar Kotwali police station.
As a security measure, police also conducted a flag march in the Kotdwar Municipal Corporation area late Thursday evening. During an argument with the protesters, Deepak identified himself as ‘Mohammad Deepak’.
Police said the arrest was made as a preventive measure amid apprehension of a breach of peace. Deepak was arrested in the evening following an investigation into a complaint lodged by businessman Sanjeev Tonk at Kotdwar Kotwali police station, according to police. Tonk alleged that Deepak behaved rudely with him, used abusive language and threatened to kill him, police said. A video of the incident subsequently went viral on social media, following which he became known by the name, police said.
