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Rahul Gandhi Meets ‘Mohammad Deepak’, Calls Him ‘Mohabbat Ka Yoddha’

The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday met Deepak Kumar, a gym owner from Kotdwar in Uttarakhand who has recently drawn public attention for standing up against alleged harassment of a local Muslim shopkeeper.

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India rallies around Hindu gym owner facing death threats for protecting Muslim shopkeeper

A moment from his video, in which he tells a crowd he is ‘Mohammad Deepak’, has become a rallying point for advocates of religious unity

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Deepak vs the mob: Tracing the names Kotdwar cops didn’t

Earlier this month, Deepak Kumar made headlines after intervening to protect an elderly Muslim shopkeeper from Hindutva vigilantes in Uttarakhand’s Kotdwar. What was less examined, however, was the police response that followed.

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‘I am Hindu too’: Why Vijay joined ‘Mohammad’ Deepak to protect a Muslim shopkeeper in Uttarakhand

Vijay Rawat joined his friend Deepak Kumar Kashyap, a local gym owner, to confront Bajrang Dal vigilantes harassing a 70-year-old Muslim shopkeeper in Kotdwar, Uttarakhand, on January 26. Vigilantes demanded that the shopkeeper, who is suffering from Parkinson’s disease, remove “Baba” from his shop’s name. Driven by a sense of…

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Gabbar Singh, the voice of trapped tunnel labourers

KOTDWAR(UTTARAKHAND): The home of Gabbar Singh Negi in Lalpani witnessed jubilation on Tuesday night as news of the safe evacuation of 41 workers, including Gabbar Singh, trapped at Sikyara tunnel reached his anxious family.

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Uttarakhand rain | Five killed in landslide in Rudraprayag

Five people, including three Gujarat pilgrims, died in a landslide on Kedarnath Yatra route. Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami inspected rain-hit Kotdwar area.

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3 drown as car falls into river in Uttarakhand's Pauri

Three people died when their car fell into the swollen Khoh river at Kotdwar in Uttarakhand's Pauri district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Ankita Bhandari Murder Case: Accused Pulkit Arya Lists 6 Questions He Wants To Be Asked In Narco Test

The main accused in Uttarakhand's Ankita Bhandari murder case, Pulkit Arya has given a list of six questions which he wants to be asked during his Narco test scheduled to be conducted on Thursday. Read on for details:

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Ankita Bhandari Murder: Three Accused To Undergo Narco, Polygraph Tests On Jan 5

The First Class Judicial Magistrate Court Kotdwar on Tuesday fixed the date of narco and polygraph tests of the three accused in the Ankita Bhandari murder case for January 5. Read on for details:

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Police launch probe after male escort jobs posters surface across Uttarakhand’s Kotdwar city

DEHRADUN: An inquiry has been launched by Pauri Garhwal police after posters inviting interest in male escort jobs were put up in the Dehradun districts Kotdwar city in Uttarakhand.

The Times of India

3 held for attack on RSS pracharak over ‘hijab’ row

KANPUR: Three persons were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the Sunday night attack on a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) pracharak and a member in Kotdwar locality in Ghatampur police area of the district.

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Uttar Pradesh: 3 held for attack on RSS pracharak, member over 'hijab' row in Kanpur

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