Surrey Police say it’s home to an Indian celebrity. café twice The gunmen’s target has once again been hit by bullets, in what has become a common violence often associated with extortion.
The Surrey Police Service (SPS) said officers responded to the Newton area of the city on Thursday, where there were reports that Kap’s Cafe, in the 8400 block of 120 Street, had been damaged by gunshots just before 4 a.m. PT.
“It was also quickly determined that there were personnel on scene at the time of the shooting, but fortunately no one was injured,” the force said in a news release.
the cafeteria It is owned by famous Indian comedian and television host Kapil Sharma.
The SPS has not confirmed whether the incident is related to extortion, but says it appears to be.
Surrey Police are investigating another shooting in the Newton area at Kap’s Cafe, a business owned by Indian celebrity Kapil Sharma who has been shot twice before. As CBC’s Amelia John reports, police say the shooting has hallmarks of an extortion-related case.
“This has characteristics of extortion,” SPS spokesperson Ian MacDonald told CBC News, adding that his department and the Provincial Anti-Extortion Task Force are already investigating the previous shootings at Kap’s.
The cafe was first shot in July, shortly after it opened. He was then attacked a second time in August.
Kap’s owner Sharma is one of India’s most famous comedians and entertainers, with over 45 million followers on Instagram.
macdonald He said that so far this year, 65 cases related to extortion and 35 related shootings have been reported in the city.
Police say those cases have primarily targeted people or businesses in South Asian communities, which they are receiving threatening demands for money through letters, phone calls, text messages messages or social networks.
Earlier this week, police said a woman had been injured in an extortion-related shooting, the city’s first crime-related injury this year.
Anyone with information about the shooting at Kap’s Cafe, or who has dash cam or CCTV footage, is asked to contact the SPS non-emergency line at 604-599-0502 quoting file number 25-90856 (SP), or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.solvecrime.ca.
