October 2, 2025
Parteek Singh Mahal
Bollywood star Kapil Sharma owned Kap’s Café in Surrey, which was targeted by gunfire twice over the summer, has officially reopened, drawing a stream of supportive customers and renewed police presence.
In a visible show of enhanced security, a Surrey Police Service (SPS) patrolling vehicle parked in the street and a specialized SPS trailer equipped with CCTV cameras powered by solar panels has been positioned at the site. This setup ensures 24-hour monitoring of the area and the people moving through it.
The reopening follows a period of closure after bullets sprayed at the café’s windows on two occasions. The café, located at 120th Street and 85th Avenue, was first shot at on July 10, just a week after its initial opening. Less than a month later, on August 7, it was targeted again, leading to its closure. Fortunately, no one was physically injured in either incident.
The café announced its reopening via social media on Wednesday, stating it would be open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The motive behind the attacks remains officially unconfirmed, no arrests have yet been made so far in connection with these incidents.
While the SPS is actively investigating the highly-publicized incidents—part of a larger wave of suspected extortion attempts in the area—the community is rallying around the popular eatery.
When RED FM talked with the customers visiting the café on its reopening day, they expressed a mix of relief and strong condemnation of the violence.
“We missed it so much, it was closed before,” one customer commented in an interview with the RED FM team, while another added, “It feels very wrong when someone targets a restaurant. It’s a very bad thing. People invest money and create jobs, those who commit these acts shouldn’t do this. It’s a terrible thing that they come here and target a business.”
The customers highlighted the fear the violence had initially created but stressed the need for the community to stand together. “The community needs to unite,” a customer urged.
There is mounting concern within Surrey’s South Asian community over a wave of extortion attempts. As of September 22, 48 extortion-related crime reports have been filed, with 29 of those involving shots being fired.
Last month, the province established a provincial extortion task force, while Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke has announced a $250,000 reward fund for information leading to convictions in these cases.
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