The man who intervened, Deepak Kumar, did not carry a banner or a manifesto. A video recording of the incident that had gone viral showed Deepak confronting the Bajrang Dal activists with the question: “Are Muslims not citizens of India?” before introducing himself with the combined Hindu and Muslim names. However, a few days later, they returned with more than 150 Bajrang Dal supporters, this time to protest outside Deepak’s gym. More than 150 supporters of Hindu far right group Bajrang Dal protesting outside Deepak's gym. As he had told BBC Hindi, “By identifying myself as Mohammad Deepak, I wanted to tell them that I’m an Indian.

Source: The Star February 22, 2026 01:34 UTC