Overview

• Senior police officials have opened an inquiry into Sub-Inspector Dinesh Sharma after a video showed him ordering a gym owner in Ayodhya Nagar to bar Muslim trainers and clients.
• The directive was issued during a visit by Bajrang Dal activists who had questioned the presence of Muslim instructors at the facility.
• Alok Sharma publicly backed the officer’s statement, framing it as part of efforts by the Mohan Yadav-led government to counter ‘Love Jihad’ and ‘Land Jihad.’
• The MP said authorities will receive a compiled list of gym trainers for legal scrutiny and action where warranted.
• Activists linked the controversy to recent allegations that an Indore-based trainer ran a sexual exploitation racket targeting Hindu women.