Dehradun, March 20 -- The Uttarakhand high court on Friday declined to grant relief to Kotdwar-based gym owner Deepak Kumar, better known as "Mohammed" Deepak, and ordered him not to make any posts on social media on the matter and cooperate with the police in the investigation.

Kumar, who defended a Muslim shopkeeper from harassment by Bajranj Dal workers on January 26, had asked the high court to quash a first information report (FIR) filed against him on January 31, and sought FIRs against right-wing leaders who issued threats against him. Kumar also sought police protection for his family and an inquiry against police personnel for their partisan conduct.

Justice Rakesh Thapliyal, who heard the petition filed by Kumar and his associ...