Khalistani terrorists open fire at Kapil Sharma’s cafe in Canada

Mangalore Today News Network

Canada, July 11, 2025: At least nine shots have been fired at comedian Kapil Sharma’s cafe in Canada, just days after it was inaugurated. Khalistani terrorist Harjit Singh Laddi has taken responsibility for the shooting, in which no one was injured.

The cafe, called Kap’s Cafe, is Mr Sharma’s first foray into the restaurant industry and his wife Ginni Chatrath is also involved in the venture. The cafe, which is located in Surrey in Canada’s British Columbia, saw its soft launch a few days ago. 

A video, from Wednesday night (Canada time), shows a man sitting in a car firing at least nine shots at a window of the cafe in quick succession. 

Officials said Laddi is one of anti-terror agency NIA’s most wanted terrorists and is associated with the Babbar Khalsa International. He is said to have ordered the shooting because he was offended by an earlier statement made by the comedian

Police and forensic teams rushed to the spot after the shooting, and an investigation is underway. 

Harjit Singh Laddi is wanted by the National Investigation Agency for the murder of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Vikas Prabhakar alias Vikas Bagga. The VHP leader was shot dead at his shop in Punjab’s Rupnagar district in April 2024.

In a report last month, Canada’s top intelligence agency, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, said that Khalistani terrorists have been planning acts of violence against India from the country.

"Khalistani extremists continue to use Canada as a base for the promotion, fundraising or planning of violence primarily in India," the agency said.

For years, India has been raising concerns over Khalistani terrorists operating in Canada and has also complained that the country hasn’t done enough to tackle the threat.

"Our biggest problem right now is in Canada. Because in Canada the party in power and other parties have given these kinds of extremism, separatism, and advocates of violence a certain legitimacy in the name of free speech. When you tell them something, their answer is ’no, we are a democratic country, and it is free speech’," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had said last year.

Ties between India and Canada, which had hit an all-time low after then prime minister Justin Trudeau had claimed in 2023 that "Indian agents" were involved in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, have improved since Mark Carney took over the top job earlier this year.