Shots fired at comedian Kapil Sharma's restaurant for third time in Canada's Surrey
Surrey (PTI): Shots were fired at comedian Kapil Sharma's restaurant on Thursday for the third time since its opening in July in Canada's Surrey.
The Surrey Police Service (SPS) said it is investigating an early morning shooting at a business in the Newton area of Surrey.
In a statement, the SPS said that officers were called to the 8400 block of 120 Street in the city’s Newton neighbourhood around 3:45 a.m. on Thursday to find the business had been damaged by “numerous bullets.”
The staff were inside the Kap's Cafe at the time of the shooting, but fortunately, no one was injured, it added.
The SPS Frontline Investigative Support Team and the Integrated Forensic Identification Service will attend the scene and assist with the investigation, it said.
"The incident is still under investigation," it added.
The restaurant reopened early this month after it was targeted on July 10 and August 7.
The SPS has not confirmed whether the incident is connected to extortion, but said it appears to be.
"This has the earmarks of extortion," SPS spokesperson Ian MacDonald was quoted as saying by CBC News.
MacDonald said that their department and the Provincial Extortion Task Force are already investigating the previous shootings at Kap's Cafe.
There have been 65 reported extortion-related cases and 35 connected shootings in the city so far this year, the officer said.
Earlier this week, police said a woman had been injured in an extortion-related shooting, the first injury in the city related to the crime this year.
On August 7, shots were fired at the Kap's Cafe early in the morning, but no one was injured. The firing caused damage to the windows and the building.
The restaurant opened in Surrey, British Columbia, on July 4. Within a week of its inauguration, it was the target of an attack.
There were no injuries to anyone at the restaurant after shots were fired for the first time on July 10.
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Ready to face no-confidence motion, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Hassan (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that the Congress government led by him was ready to face the no-confidence motion if moved by the opposition during the legislature session from December 8.
With Deputy CM D K Shivakumar by his side, he reiterated that they would both abide by the high command's decision on the leadership issue.
"Let them (opposition) bring in a no-confidence motion or adjournment motion or any other motion. We are ready to face it. Ours is an open book, transparent government. We are ready to face anything," Siddaramaiah said in response to a question.
However, BJP state President B Y Vijayendra and Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R Ashoka, clarified that the party, along with the JD(S) has not discussed or decided anything so far regarding moving a no-confidence motion against the government.
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The winter session of the Karnataka legislature will begin in Belagavi, bordering Maharashtra, on December 8 and will go on till 19th of this month.
Not wanting to react to a question on the leadership issue, the CM said the Congress high command is very strong.
"D K Shivakumar and I will be committed to whatever the high command decides," he said.
Earlier in the day in Bengaluru, Shivakumar accompanied AICC Mallikarjun Kharge till airport from Vidhana Soudha, after paying tributes to B R Ambedkar on his 69th death anniversary, which had led to some speculation about possible discussion between the two on the leadership issue.
The power tussle within the ruling party had intensified amid speculation about a change in chief minister in the state, after the Congress government reached the halfway mark of its five-year term on November 20.
However, both the CM and Deputy CM had recently held breakfast meetings at each others residences, on the instructions of the high command, which is seen as a move to pause the leadership tussle between the two and to signal Siddaramaiah's continuation as the CM for the time being, especially ahead of the Belagavi legislature session.
