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Bollywood Star’s Café in Surrey, B.C., Targeted in 3rd Shooting
The third drive-by shooting at Kapil Sharma’s cafe involved 25 rounds fired, linked to organized crime with a $250,000 reward offered for information, police said.
- On Thursday, Kapil Sharma's Kap's Cafe was targeted in a third shooting, with gunfire erupting outside 120 Street and 85 Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia.
- Surrey Police Service investigators are examining possible ties to earlier July 10 and August 7 drive-by attacks after a social media post by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility, and motives remain under probe.
- Video footage circulating online shows muzzle flashes and shattered windows at Kap's Cafe; no injuries were reported and the cafe was closed during the October 16 shooting.
- The Surrey Police Service is urging dashcam footage and tips as motives remain under probe, and last month SPS announced a CAD 250,000 reward to encourage information leading to arrests.
- This year, Surrey has seen 4 firing incidents and 59 extortion crimes, officials say, with Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree listing the Bishnoi gang as a terrorist entity in September.
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Police cite extortion in third shooting at Indian star Kapil Sharma's B.C. café
SURREY — Mike Grieve walks past Kap's Cafe in Surrey, B.C., every day and says he’s saddened to see the restaurant owned by Indian entertainer Kapil Sharma has been shot up for the third time.
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