2nd time in less than a month, shots fired at Kapil Sharma's newly opened café in Canada
'At approximately 4:40 am on 7 August, 2025, SPS Frontline officers responded to a report of shots fired outside a business in the 8400 block of 120 Street,' it said in a statement issued Thursday, adding 'while it appears multiple shots caused damage to the windows and building, fortunately the staff on premises were uninjured'.
New Delhi: Nearly a month after the first such instance, shots were fired again Thursday at TV presenter Kapil Sharma's newly opened café in Canada. Surrey Police confirmed that its officers are investigating the incident at Kap's Café in Surrey, British Columbia.
Visuals of what appears to be the latest incident outside Kap's Café are being circulated on social media, with a superimposed emoticon of a smiling devil. ThePrint hasn't verified the visuals independently.
In a purported post on Facebook, by an account in the name of Goldy Dhillon, said to be a member of what was the Goldy Brar-Lawrence Bishnoi nexus until June this year took credit for the incident. It mentions that calls to Sharma remained unanswered and includes a threat that the next message would be delivered in Mumbai.
'Jai Shree Ram. Sat Shree Akaal, Ram Ram to all brothers. The firing that happened today at Kapil Sharma's Kap's Café in Surrey has been claimed by Goldy Dhillon, affiliated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. We called him (possibly the target), but he did not answer the call, so we had to take action. If he still does not respond, then we will take the next action in Mumbai soon (sic),' read the purported post.
While Bishnoi is lodged in an Indian prison, Brar remains a wanted fugitive.
The motive behind this latest shooting is unclear at this time.
Earlier, on the intervening night of 9-10 July, multiple bullets were fired at the TV presenter's newly opened café while the staff was still inside.
As ThePrint reported then, Harjit Singh alias Laddi, member of the banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) in a purported post on Facebook claimed responsibility for the shooting. One of India's most wanted men, Laddi has a reward of Rs 10 lakh to his name.
In the purported post, certain remarks made on The Kapil Sharma Show were cited as the motive behind the attack. The post also said that a character on this show made remarks on Nihang Sikhs and calls to Sharma's manager went unanswered.
(Edited by Amrtansh Arora)
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