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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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
