Dehradun, March 20 -- The Uttarakhand High Court on Friday, March 20, refused to quash the first information report (FIR) filed against Deepak Kumar, more popularly known as "Mohammed Deepak," and restrained him from commenting on social media regarding the January 26 case.

An FIR was registered against Deepak after he confronted a group of right-wing goons who were harassing a Muslim shop owner over the name of his shop being "Baba."

Deepak was accused of rioting, causing hurt and committing an intentional insult to provoke a breach of peace.

Justice Rakesh Thapliyal, while hearing the quashing petition, issued an oral reprimand regarding the petitioner's frequent social media activity. The court expressed concern that such posts migh...