INDIAN media are reporting that Delhi Police have arrested an alleged key figure in the August 7 shooting incident at comedian-actor Kapil Sharma’s restaurant, Kap’s Cafe, in Surrey.
B.C. RCMP Assistant Commissioner John Brewer told a press conference in Surrey on Friday morning at which federal Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree and B.C. Premier David Eby were present that they were aware of the arrest.
Later, in a statement, he said: ““The B.C. Extortion Task Force is actively liaising with law enforcement partners at the local, provincial, federal and international levels. As a result, we are aware of the arrest of an individual by the Delhi Police. Investigators are working to assess any potential connections to ongoing investigations here in British Columbia.”
Indian media reported that police said that the accused, Bandhu Maan Singh Sekhon, who was allegedly a handler for the Goldy Dhillon gang in India and Canada was arrested in Punjab’s Ludhiana on November 25.
A high-end PX-3 semi-automatic pistol and eight live cartridges were recovered from his possession. Delhi’s Deputy Commissioner of Police Sanjeev Kumar Yadav said in a statement: “Sekhon had been providing logistical support, weapons and strategic assistance to shooters involved in the attacks on Kap’s Cafe.”
Photo: Peel Regional Police
The restaurant has been targeted three times: on July 10, August 7 and October 16. Yadav said Sekhon fled from Canada on August 23, after Surrey Police arrested several of his associates.
IN December 2024, Ontario’s Peel Regional Police announced that their Extortion Investigative Task Force (EITF) investigators had made multiple arrests and seized four firearms in connection to recent extortion-related incidents occurring in Brampton and Mississauga, targeting the South Asian business community.
One of those arrested was Bandhumaan Sekhon, then 27, of B.C. He was arrested on August 19, 2024, for an incident that occurred in January of 2024. He was charged with:
- Conspiracy to Commit an Indictable Offence
- Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Device or Ammunition
- Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm
- Careless Use of a Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device or Ammunition
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
- Possess Firearm with altered Serial Number
He was held in custody for a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton and was later released with court-imposed conditions.
