A member of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's group has threatened actors, producers, and directors against working with Bollywood star Salman Khan, one day after shots were fired outside comedian Kapil Sharma's café in Canada.
In an audio clip shared by India Today and circulated online, a man identifying himself as Harry Boxer claimed responsibility for the attack and threatened that "any producer, director, or actor who works with Salman Khan will be shot".
He also stated that the gang would go to any length to "kill small-time producers, directors, and actors" who collaborated with the 'Sultan' actor, warning that "anyone who works with him will be responsible for their own life."
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The incident occurred outside Sharma's newly opened Kap's Café in Surrey on Thursday, marking the second shooting at the establishment in less than a month. There were no reported injuries, despite the fact that the building had multiple bullet holes.
The earlier attack happened on July 10. The threats follow Khan's appearance in the first episode of the third season of Sharma's Netflix show, which debuted on June 21. The Bishnoi gang has repeatedly issued warnings to Khan, who has been on their radar since his 1998 blackbuck hunting case while filming 'Hum Saath Saath Hain'.
The blackbuck is considered sacred by the Bishnoi community. Khan has been under intense surveillance since an April 2024 shooting incident outside his Mumbai home. Two Bishnoi gang members were arrested in connection with the case.
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Boxer, a Rajasthan native with two criminal cases pending in the state, allegedly illegally immigrated to the United States in 2014 and became involved with Bishnoi's gang, according to NDTV. He is said to communicate with Bishnoi's brother, Anmol Bishnoi, and oversee some of the gang's US operations, including alleged extortion calls to India.
According to NDTV, Kap's Café issued a statement on Instagram after Thursday's shooting, stating that they were "processing the shock" but "not giving up." That statement is no longer available on their webpage.
"We opened Kap's Café with the intention of spreading warmth, community, and joy through delicious coffee and friendly conversation. "To have violence intersect with that dream is heartbreaking," it reportedly stated.
Harjeet Singh Laddi, also known as Laddi Khalistani, an operative of the banned terror group Babbar Khalsa International, claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was in response to remarks about Nihang Sikhs' attire made on Sharma's show.
Following a spate of murders and extortion-related crimes linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang in Canada, there are growing calls to designate the group as a 'terrorist organisation'.
