2 charged in high-profile extortion-related shootings in Surrey - CBC

Police investigate outside Indian comedian Kapil Sharma’s cafe, Kap's Cafe, in Surrey, B.C., on Oct. 16, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/CBC)Social SharingTwo men have been charged in relation to separate shootings in Surrey, B.C., last year that police have described as extortion-related.

On Oct. 12, 2025, a woman suffered critical injuries after being shot while sleeping in her home in the 1300 block of 103A Avenue.

At the time, police said it was believed to be the first injury related to a string of extortion threats plaguing the region.

Then, on Oct. 16, Kap's café on 120 Street was targeted by gunfire. It was the third time someone had targeted the café, which is owned by Indian comedian and TV host Kapil Sharma.

Police investigate a third shooting at Indian celebrity Kapil Sharma’s Kap's Cafe in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/CBC)

Two workers were inside, but no one was hurt. At the time, the Surrey Police Service said the shooting had "the earmarks of extortion."

The B.C. Provincial Extortion Task Force took the lead on investigating the incidents, and said Friday that investigators working with the Surrey Police Service and the province's gang unit had arrested two suspects.

Pardeep Singh, 22, and Saveer Kahn, 22, are each facing two counts of recklessly discharging a firearm.

The RCMP launched the extortion task force last September in a bid to counter a wave of extortion threats, many targeting the South Asian community.

The RCMP says the task force has since secured 28 charges against 14 people.