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In a chilling week for Bollywood-linked figures, two shocking incidents one in Canada and the other in Delhi have rattled fans and raised concerns about the growing shadow of violence connected to public personalities.
Comedian Kapil Sharma’s cafe in Surrey, Canada, was attacked with gunfire for the second time in less than a month. Meanwhile, in Delhi, actor Huma Qureshi’s cousin, Asif Qureshi, was stabbed to death after a parking argument spiraled out of control. Both events, though worlds apart, share an unnerving thread: fame, anger, and a disturbing rise in targeted aggression.
Kapil Sharma’s Cafe Shot At Again Gangs Claim Responsibility
Late on Sunday night, gunshots echoed through Surrey, shattering the calm around Kapil Sharma’s newly opened cafe, Kap’s Cafe. Surveillance footage shows bullets piercing glass windows and damaging the front walls. Though no injuries were reported, investigators recovered over two dozen bullet shells from the site.
This was the second such attack in less than four weeks. In the previous incident, a group had fired shots at the same outlet, claiming anger over the comedian’s alleged association with actor Salman Khan.
Soon after this week’s attack, a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, identified as Goldy Dhillon, claimed responsibility through a threatening message, warning those who “work with Salman Khan.” Police in Canada are probing possible links between the two incidents, noting that both were carried out with striking precision and gang-style coordination.
The Surrey Police have tightened security around the cafe and surrounding areas. Meanwhile, Kapil Sharma has remained silent publicly, though sources close to him say the comedian is “deeply disturbed but determined not to shut down the cafe.”
Locals describe the situation as tense. “We never thought something like this could happen here,” said a nearby shop owner. “The place was supposed to bring laughter, but now people are scared to even walk past it.”
This repeated violence has put a spotlight on the growing reach of Indian criminal networks overseas, especially those linked to Bollywood rivalries and extortion.
In Delhi: Huma Qureshi’s Cousin Stabbed in Parking Fight
Back in India, a quiet evening in South Delhi turned deadly when Huma Qureshi’s cousin, Asif Qureshi, was stabbed to death outside his home in Bhogal, Nizamuddin.
The incident began as a minor argument over parking space. According to police, Asif asked two local youths, identified as Gautam (18) and Ujjwal (19), to move their scooter parked in front of his gate. The argument escalated into a scuffle, and within minutes, Gautam reportedly stabbed Asif multiple times with a sharp weapon.
CCTV footage from the area shows Asif collapsing as the attackers flee. Despite being rushed to the hospital, doctors declared him dead on arrival. Both accused have since been arrested, and the murder weapon recovered.
Family members say Asif was a calm and helpful man who tried to defuse the argument before it turned violent. “He didn’t deserve this. It was just over parking,” said one relative, struggling to hold back tears.
Residents of the Bhogal neighborhood say such parking quarrels are frequent but rarely end in tragedy. The shocking escalation has reignited calls for stronger community policing and conflict mediation in congested Delhi localities.
Two Cities, Two Crimes, One Message
While the two cases unfolded thousands of miles apart, their message feels eerily similar violence no longer has boundaries. What begins as personal anger or gang intimidation can now travel across borders, affecting lives connected to fame and familiarity alike.
For Kapil Sharma, whose work has always symbolized humor and harmony, the bullet-riddled walls of his cafe mark a painful irony- a comedian caught in the crossfire of criminal vendettas. For Huma Qureshi, the loss of her cousin over something as trivial as parking highlights the fragile human cost of anger in urban India.
Police investigations continue in both cases one in the international corridors of Surrey law enforcement, the other in the bustling lanes of Delhi. But both raise the same question: how safe are those who live in the public eye and how far has violence crept into our everyday lives? As one Delhi resident summed up, “The famous and the ordinary both are unsafe now. One gets bullets, the other gets stabbed. What has our world come to?”
