Kapil Sharma Faces Threat From Khalistani Leader Pannun After Surrey Café Attack.
Comedian and actor Kapil Sharma has been threatened by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the founder of banned pro-Khalistan outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), just days after Sharma’s café in Canada was targeted in a shooting.
In a video message, Pannun accused Sharma of using his new restaurant in Surrey, British Columbia, to promote “violent Hindutva ideology” under the pretext of doing business. “Canada is not your playground. Take your blood money back to Hindustan,” Pannun said, warning that such ventures would not be tolerated on Canadian soil.
Pannun, declared a designated terrorist by India’s Ministry of Home Affairs in 2019, went on to question whether Sharma’s Kap’s Café was part of a broader strategy to “export Hindutva—one business at a time.”
On Wednesday night, shots were fired at the café, which had only recently opened on July 4. No injuries were reported. Two men linked to the banned terror outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) — Harjit Singh Laddi and Toofan Singh — later claimed responsibility for the attack. BKI is recognised as a terrorist organisation by Canada and India, and Laddi is on the National Investigation Agency’s most-wanted list.
In response to the incident, the café released a statement on Instagram saying the team was “processing the shock” but stood firm against violence. Kapil Sharma has not yet made a public statement.
SFJ, which has been banned in India under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, is accused of working to destabilise the country’s internal security and inciting secessionism, particularly in Punjab. The Indian government maintains that the group has close links with militant organisations and continues to push a separatist agenda from abroad.
Pannun currently faces more than 100 criminal cases in India, several of which are being investigated by the National Investigation Agency.
Authorities are now reviewing the threat to Sharma and investigating possible links between the attack on the café and ongoing efforts by Khalistani groups to intimidate Indian-origin businesses and public figures overseas.
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