No injuries were reported, but the attacks have shaken the community.(Image: Social Media)
A restaurant owned by popular Indian comedian Kapil Sharma in Surrey, British Columbia, was violently attacked for the third time in just four months. The facade of Kaps Café was peppered with bullets in the early hours of Thursday, damaging windows and the building exterior, and leaving staff and local residents deeply unsettled.
According to local reports, several shots were fired at Kaps Café, with police responding to the scene around 1:50 AM. A video from the site showed multiple Surrey Police Service (SPS) cruisers stationed outside the establishment. While no staff members were injured, the incident caused significant alarm. Adding to the severity of the attack, SPS spokesperson Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton revealed to media that what appeared to be a Molotov cocktail—an improvised incendiary device—was discovered at the location.
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This shooting is part of a disturbing and repeated pattern of violence targeting the celebrity-owned business. The café was first shot at on July 10, shortly after it first opened, forcing it to close briefly. It was then targeted again on August 7. After that second incident, police confirmed that "multiple shots caused damage to the windows and building." The recurrence of these attacks in a largely residential area, which includes apartments in the same complex, has created what police describe as a "significant amount of anxiety" for the community.
While the police investigation is ongoing and no official motive has been declared, a pattern is emerging in the region. Businesses in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia have reportedly been the victim of multiple alleged extortion attempts, according to local sources. Finding a firebomb and the daring attacks on a famous property strongly indicate that organized criminals are trying to scare business owners and demand money.
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The Surrey Police Service's Frontline Investigative Support Team has taken over the investigation. Police have assured the public that they are actively pursuing all leads. Despite the damage and the traumatic impact on staff, who were described as "quite understandably shaken," the café has remained open following the previous shootings. The public narrative is further complicated by unconfirmed claims of culpability and unconfirmed recordings of the shootings that are still making the rounds online.
