Third Shooting Targets Surrey Café Linked to Indian Comedian Kapil Sharma

File #: 25-90856 (SP)
Date: October 16, 2025
By Rathor Digital News Desk

Surrey, B.C. — A Surrey café owned by popular Indian comedian and TV host Kapil Sharma has been targeted by gunfire for the third time in what police believe could be part of an ongoing extortion trend affecting local South Asian businesses.

The latest incident happened around 3:43 a.m. on Thursday in the 8400 block of 120 Street, when shots were fired at Kap’s Café in the city’s Newton neighbourhood. Police arrived to find several bullet holes in the business façade. Staff were inside at the time, but no one was injured.

Investigators from the Surrey Police Service (SPS) and the Integrated Forensic Identification Service (IFIS) spent the morning at the scene collecting evidence and reviewing surveillance footage.

SPS spokesperson Ian MacDonald said the shooting appears to carry “the markings of extortion,” though the motive has not been officially confirmed. The Provincial Extortion Task Force has also been notified and is assisting with the case.

This marks the third attack on Kap’s Café since it opened earlier this year — the first in July, the second in August, and now a third in October. Each incident occurred during the early morning hours.

Police say there has been a sharp rise in extortion-related crimes across Surrey in 2025, with over 60 investigations and more than 30 shootings tied to demands for money. Many of the targets have been members of the South Asian business community, receiving threats through calls, messages, or social media before violence occurs.

Authorities are asking anyone with information or dash-cam footage from the area to contact the Surrey Police Service at 604-599-0502 (reference File #25-90856 (SP)) or reach out anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.solvecrime.ca.