The rash of shootings directed at a new café opened by superstar Bollywood comedian Kapil Sharma was allegedly the words of Indian criminal Bandhu Maan Singh Sekhon, 28, from Ludhiana, Punjab, who has been arrested by police in India. He has been linked to an extortion-related shooting at Kap’s Cafe in Surrey. According to Delhi Police, Sekhon fled to India after a crackdown by Surrey police in which several of his associates were arrested.

By DESIBUZZCanada Staff

SURREY – The rash of shootings directed at a new café opened by superstar Bollywood comedian Kapil Sharma was allegedly the word of Indian criminal Bandhu Maan Singh Sekhon, 28, from Ludhiana, Punjab, who has been arrested by police in India. 

He has been linked to an extortion-related shooting at Kap’s Cafe in Surrey.

According to Delhi Police, Sekhon fled to India after a crackdown by Surrey police in which several of his associates were arrested.

Sekhon’s arrest came after a recent meeting about extortion crime between police and politicians in Surrey, where federal Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said he was aware of the arrest of an individual “allegedly involved with extortion crimes in BC and Canada.

The Delhi police statement alleges Sekhon was the strategist responsible for planning, executing and providing logistical support for three shootings at Kap’s Cafe, while other men pulled the trigger. 

Kap’s Café has been peppered by gunfire three times since it opened in July. The most recent case was on Oct. 16, when video filmed from the point of view of the shooter in a vehicle was widely shared on social media.

Delhi police say Sekhon is a member of the Goldy Dhillon gang that claimed responsibility for the shootings.

Peel Regional Police in Ontario announced last December that a man with a nearly identical name, who was from British Columbia, had been charged with firearms and other offences.

B.C. RCMP Assistant Commissioner John Brewer said the Mounties were aware of the arrest and were working to see if there are links to any known instances of crime in the Lower Mainland.

The federal and provincial governments announced $1 million in funding for police to support extortion victims.